ഒരു സ്പെഷ്യൽ പുലാവ് റെസിപ്പി | Special Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Ingredients:

• Jeerakasala rice/Basmai rice 2 cups
• Cardamom 2
• Cinnamon 1 stick
• Cloves 2
• Coconut milk of medium thickness 3 1/4 cups
• Soya chunks 1 cup
• Carrot 1 
• Potato 1
• Cauliflower 1/4 cup
• Green peas 1/4 cup
• Onion 1
• Tomato 1
• Ginger 1 small piece
• Garlic 10 cloves
• Green chilli as needed
• Pepper 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves
• Mint leaves
• Curd 1/4 cup
• Turmeric powder 
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Cashew 25g

 Method:

• Soak soya chunks in hot water for 15 minutes; Then squeeze out from water and keep aside.
• Crush ginger, garlic and green chilli and keep aside
• Powder pepper and fennel seeds and keep aside
• Pour 1/4 cup of curd in a bowl
• Add salt, turmeric powder, crushed ginger garlic 1 tsp and garam masala to this
• Add soya chunks and other vegetables to this
• Keep marinated for 30 minutes
• Soak rice in water for 30 minutes then drain and keep aside
• Heat some ghee and coconut oil in a pot
• Add whole spices and splutter them
• Add cashews and fry until golden
• Add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilli
• Add crushed pepper and fennel seeds 
• Add sliced onion and fry until soft
• Add tomato and saute until very soft
• Add rice and mint leaves and coriander leave s
• Combine gently
• Add coconut milk 
• Adjust salt
• Boil without lid until water and rice reach same level
• Then place the lid
• Cook on low flame for 8 minutes
• Then turn off the gas
• Open the pot after 15 minutes
• Delicious vegetable pulao is ready to serve
• Serve with raita, pappad and pickle