Vegetable Pulao / Pulav

It’s an easy to prepare rice variety. It is also called mixed vegetable pulavu.

Ingredients:

Cooked rice: 3 cups

Coriander leaves: 1 bunch

Green chilies: 3

Shredded coconut: 2 tsp

Fine onion slices: from 3 onions

Chopped onions: from 1/2 onion

Cinnamon: a few sticks

Cardamom: a few

Cloves: a few

Red chili powder: 1 ½ tsp

Cauliflower: 1 cup

Garlic: 2 flakes

Ginger: a small piece

Ghee : 3 tbsp

Beans, carrots, green peas etc.: as required

Ghee for frying

Salt to taste

Method of preparation:

• Grind together the chopped onions from ½ onion, shredded coconut, garlic, ginger and coriander into smooth paste. This is the masala.

• Fry the onions in ghee.

• Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.

• When onions become brown, add red chili powder and fry for a while.

• Add all the vegetables including the cauliflower.

• Sprinkle some water, close the lid and cook under low flame for about 20 minutes.

• Sprinkle water as and when required.

• Remove from flame and transfer the content into a large vessel.

• Add cooked rice, masala and salt.

• Mix thoroughly and heat a little.

• Serve with kuruma (kurma), salna, Raita and pickle.