Ingredients:
- Basmati rice 2 cups (500g)
- Coconut milk (medium thickness) 3 1/2 cups
- Vegetable mix 300g
- Ginger 10g
- Garlic 15g
- Green chilli 6
- Pepper 1 tsp
- Fennel seeds 1 tsp
- Onion 1 medium
- Whole spices ( cinnamon 1", cloves 3, star anise 1, mace a small piece, sajeera 1/2 tsp, cardamom 4, bay leaf)
- Soak the rice for 30 minutes and then drain
- Crush ginger, garlic, green chilli, fennel seeds and pepper
- Heat 2 tbs of ghee and 1 tbs oil
- Add whole spices and allow them to splutter
- To this oil add sliced onion and stir until slight golden
- Add crushed ginger garlic mix and stir for 1 minute
- Add vegetable and stir for 2 minutes
- Next add coconut milk and allow to boil
- Add salt followed by soaked rice
- Stir and cook on high flame until the rice appear on the surface
- Now reduce flame and cook on low heat for 10 minutes
- Turn off the flame and allow it to sit for another 20 minutes
- Then fluff up the rice and serve the delicious pulao with favorite side dish