Vegetable Pulao Recipe | Easy One-Pot Rice for Beginners
Vegetable pulao recipe is a flavorful one-pot dish made with basmati rice, spices, herbs, and multiple veggies. Its taste is a little spicy and full of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice (long grained)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
- 2 green chili, finely chopped
- ¼ cup carrot, thinly chopped
- ¾ cup green peas
- ⅓ cup potato, finely chopped
- ¼ cup cauliflower
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ginger & garlic paste
- salt as per your taste
- 1 small piece bay leaf
- 1 one inch cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 2 green cardamom
- 2 black pepper (optional)
- 1 black cardamom (optional)
Instructions
- Take rice in a bowl. Rinse them in water 3 to 4 times then soak in water for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Wash all the veggies and chop them into small pieces.
- Then heat 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker on a medium flame. Add cumin seeds, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, black pepper seeds, green cardamom, and black cardamom. Let them sizzle for seconds.
- Add onion with ginger garlic paste, saute them till they have a golden texture.
- Then add tomatoes with turmeric powder and salt. Saute them until the tomatoes are properly mushy.
- After that, add all the veggies: potato, peas, carrot, cauliflower, and green chili.
- Then add soaked basmati rice into it with 2 cups of water.
- Mix all of these ingredients well. Close the cooker lid on medium flame and wait for 1 whistle, then turn off the gas stove. Wait until the pressure comes down naturally.
- Then open the lid and you see the rice is cooked.
- Lastly, garnish with coriander leaves and mix them well. Now serve it.
Notes
- Always soak the rice in water for atleast 20 minutes.
- Use basmati rice for better flavour.
- Use rice and water in a 1:2 ratio, i.e., 1 cup of rice and 2 cups of water.