Vegetable pulao

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice / Sada Rice - 2 cups
• Onion – 1
• Carrot - 2
• Beans - 1 cup
• Green Peas - 1/2 cup
• Simpla Mirch / Dobli Mirchi – 2 nos
• Patta Gobi – small piece
• Spring onion leaves chopped
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Fresh ginger - 1/4" grated
• Green Chilies – 4
• Cilantro/Coriander leaves - 1/4 bunch
• Garam Masala (Cloves, Cinnamon, Bay leaves, Elaichi)
• Almonds – 10 (optional)
• Cashew nut - 10 (optional)
• Salt - to taste
• Oil
• Note: Wash and cut all the vegetables lengthwise into 2" pieces (stick shape)

Preparation

• Cook the rice and spread it in a big plate for cooling so that each grain is separate.
  
  Heat the heavy bottomed pan with oil or ghee & put the ginger garlic paste, bay leaves fry them for 2 mins. Now add onion & sauté them for few more minutes. Then add the vegetables one by one carrot, beans, patta gobi, simla mirch, spring onion & allow them to fry or sauté them nicely with oil. Don’t add the water. The taste will differ. Vegetables should stir fry nicely with oil. Add the garam masala and stir fry till the raw smell leaves.
  
  Add the above vegetable mixture to the rice by layering alternatively.
  
  Garnish with roasted cashew nuts, almonds & mint leaves.
  
  Serving: Serve this hot with Cucumber Raitha or Onion sprout raitha goes well with sauce.

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