This Vegetable Pulao made with mixed vegetables, potatoes, and just a few spices is a simple rice dish, that is the perfect side dish or main dish for any meal!
1Tomoato, chopped and peeled or ½ cup crushed tomatoes
1-2Chopped green chillioptional, for spice
4tbspOil
Salt as per taste
Whole Spices
Cinnamon stick about 2 inches in length
1Bay leaf
1Black cardamom
3Black pepper
3Cloves
Ground Spices
½tspTurmeric
½tspCoriander powder
½tspCumin powder
½tspRed chilli powder
Instructions
Wash and soak basmati rice for 20- 30 mins
In a large pot add oil on low heat and the wholes spices (cloves, black pepper, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and cumin), until fragrant.
Increase heat to medium, and add in chopped potatoes and saute for a few minutes
Add in chopped onion and cook stir for a couple of minutes, until onions start to get transulent
Add in 1 teaspoon garlic and ginger paste and stir for a couple of minutes.
Add the ground spices (cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli, and turmeric powder)
Add in crushed or chopped tomatoes and let it cook for a couple of minutes, then add vegetables. Mix well.
Drain the soaked rice, add it to the pot, and mix well.
Add in about 2 cups of water or enough water so that it is 3/4-inch above the rice in the pot.
Once water comes to a boil, turn the flame to low, and let simmer, covered for 25-40 minutes, until all the water has been absorbed, and the rice is tender.
Turn off the flame, and use fork to fluff the rice.