Mixed Vegetable Pulao Recipe
Mixed Vegetable Pulao recipe is colourful and delicious, full of flavour, healthy and filling. South Indian Vegetable Rice Pilaf is a rice dish made with mixed vegetables, basmati rice and spices. Learn how to prepare veg pulao.
Servings: 4
Calories: 330kcal
Ingredients
- Rice – 1 cup
- Carrot - 1 small, grated
- Beetroot – 1 small, grated
- Beans – 1/4 cup, chopped
- Peas – 1/4 cup
- Potato – 1 medium, cubed
- Green chilli – 1 slit
- Onion – 1 medium sliced
- Bay leaf -1
- Cinnamon – 1/2 inch
- Cardamom – 2
- Cloves – 2
- Turmeric – 1/8 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Ghee – 1 tsp
Instructions
- To make simple mixed vegetable rice, wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Peel and grate the carrot and beetroot ( you can chop them too). Slice the onion, slit the green chilli, chop the beans and potato.
- Heat oil in the pressure cooker. Add the whole spices - bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Sauté for a few seconds.
- Add the sliced onions and slit chilli. Sauté till the onions start to brown.
- Add the cubed potatoes and chopped beans. Sauté for half a minute.
- Add the grated carrots, beetroot and fresh peas. Stir for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the rice and stir gently so the rice grain are nicely mixed with the rest of the ingredients.
- Sprinkle turmeric and salt to taste. Combine everything well.
- Add 2 cups water and mix. Put the lid on and cook till rice is done. Usually 1 high and 1 low will do.
- After the pressure releases, add a teaspoon of ghee and fluff the rice with a fork.
- Serve Mixed Vegetable Pulao with onion raita.
Notes
* You can add some fresh coriander and mint leaves while cooking rice.
* You can add veggies of your choice - mushrooms, capsicum, corn, cauliflower, tomatoes, etc
* You can add veggies of your choice - mushrooms, capsicum, corn, cauliflower, tomatoes, etc