Vegetable Pulao In Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup (300 g)
- mixed vegitables - 150 g (you can use chopped carrots,beans,green peas etc)
- onion - 1 big (100g)
- ginger - 1 big piece (15g)
- garlic - 10 cloves (8g)
- green chilly - 3
- pepper - 1/4 tsp (3g)
- fennel seeds - 1 tsp (3g)
- cashew nuts - 50g
- fresh mint leaves - 15g
- medium thick coconut milk - 2 1/2 cups (or you can use normal water as well )
- spices - clove 3,cinnamon 1" piece,cardamom 4,small piece of mace, star anise 1,sajeera 1 tsp
- wash the rice 3-4 times until the water is clear;soak the rice in water for 30 minutes;then drain and keep aside
- crush ginger,garlic,green chilly,pepper and fennel seeds and keep aside
- take a 5 litre pressure cooker
- heat up 1 1/2 tbs ghee and 1/2 tbs coconut oil
- add the spices into it and saute for a while
- saute the sliced onion until transluscent
- add crushed ginger - garlic mix and saute until the raw smell has gone
- add cashew and saute for a while
- add the drained rice and mint and stir for a couple of minutes
- pour coconut milk and salt as needed
- cover the cooker,put the weight and cook on medium heat for one whistle
- then turn off the heat and allow pressure to settle naturally
- open the cooker and fluff up the rice after 2 minutes and serve hot
