Mix Vegetable Pulao

Mix Vegetable Pulao is a most basic rice dish made up with variety of vegetables. Its an easy one pot rice cooked with mild spices. Pulao or Pilaf is the most common rice dishes that is often made in most Indian homes. It is most commonly served in parties or celebrations served along with raita or dal fry. There are few different variations of making pulao. 
Today I am sharing a simple pulao recipe that goes good in lunch box or for a quick meal or for party.
This pulao is very easy and can be served alone without any side dishes.

Mix Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice (long grain rice)
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1 onion
• 1 boiled potato
• 1 medium sized carrot
• 1 green bell pepper (capsicum)
• 4-5 cauliflower florets
• Half cup green peas
• 2 bay leaves
• 4-5 pepper corns
• 2-3 cloves
• Half inch cinnamon stick
• 2 tsp oil or butter
• Salt as per taste
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 4-5 cashews chopped
• 5-6 raisins

Recipe

Wash rice nicely and add 1 cup of water to it and cook it in a microwave for 10 minutes. Take out he rice add 1 tsp of ghee to the rice and add half cup of water mix well and again cook for 5-6 minutes.

Spread the cooked rice in a plate so it won't become soggy.

Chop all the vegetables and boil the green peas in a microwave for a minute. Slice the onion thinly.

Heat oil or butter in a pan and add bay leaves, pepper corns and cloves to it and fry them for 30 seconds.

Now add sliced onion to it. Sauté onions till they become translucent and add chopped carrots, cauliflower florets and bell pepper to it. Mix well and cook all of them for 2 minutes. Now add boiled potato and peas and mix well. Add cashews and raisins to it. Mix well and cook them for a minute.

Now add cooked rice and add salt as per your taste, mix gently cook it on medium flame for 2 minutes and serve.