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    • Vegetable Pulao

    by Maria on July 2, 2006

    Vegetable Pulao

    An exception for the adage”no pain no gain”. With a little effort you can make a delicious pulav. This recipe comes under the quick cooking category.

    1. Basmati rice – 2 cups
    2. Water – 4 cups
    3. Carrot & Green peas – 1/2 cup each
    4. Cinnammon, cardamom & clove – 8 pieces each
    5. Ghee – 4 Tablespoon
    6. Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
    7. Salt – to taste

    Soak the basmati rice for 25 minutes. After that drain out the water completely. Boil 4 cups of water with 4 pieces each of cinnammon, cardamom & clove. Heat 2 tablespoon of ghee in a pan. Splutter the remaining cardamom, cinnamon & clove. Add the rice & stir. When the rice starts cracking add the boiled water, lemon juice & salt. Cover & cook until the rice is cooked & water is completely absorbed. Microwave the carrot & green peas for 3-4 minutes. Heat remaining ghee in another pan. Add the cooked carrot & green peas, stir for 5 minutes. Add the rice & mix well.

    Source:My own

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    • Divs

      This is a very simple and easy to make Pulav….Great for working mothers

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Divya for the comment and keep trying other recipes & let me know your thoughts.

    • Riya Joseph

      Hi…this is really a quick recipe…its good. Should we add a pinch of turmeric powder or not?

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Riya, I didnt add turmeric powder. I think for this type of pulav’s we dont add turmeric powder.

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Riya. I didnt add turmeric powder. I think we dont add turmeric powder for this kind of pulav’s.

    • Divya

      My pulav generally comes a little sticky. Whats the tip for getting the grains separate in the pulav?

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Divya

        First of all, sorry for the delayed reply. I missed this comment somehow :(

        May be you can try reducing the water qty, usually the qty of water is double the amount of qty of rice, however some brands of rice require less water. So next time try cooking rice with lesser water. For eg, for 2 cups of rice, use 3 cups of water instead of 4.

        Hope this helps.

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Divya

          Thanks for the reply. I tried the pulav yesterday and it was superb. it’s so simple, yet so tasty. My 1and 1/2 yr old son, too liked it!!! Thanks for the lovely recipes and the time n effort you put in to reply to reply to our queries.

    • Sheethal

      this one simple way to make a delicious pulao,i love it

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thanks Sheethal :)

    • shruti kubsad

      i like this recepie very much

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thanks Shruti :)

    • Nisha

      Hi Maria,

      I tried this recipe with a little variation as it was stated in Nisha’s (Look who is cooking too) blog.
      I am very bad in making pulav and fried rice… and this was a piece of cake.. it came out well and we liked it… will email you the pic… I made a ooty chicken curry from Nisha’s website to go with the rice…
      will email you the pic..
      And thanks for the easy recipe..

      Nisha

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Nisha,

        How are you?

        Thanks for making this recipe and as you said its a very easy recipe to make :) Glad that you liked it.

        I remember seeing ooty chicken curry at Nisha’s place, it looked nice :) Please send me the pics, I would love to see them & put it here as well.

        Take care..

        Cheers
        Maria

    • silpa mathew

      tried it… it was simple at de same tim a good recipe… actually dats de speciality of ur blog… i feel a bit confident abt my cooking these days.just waiting 4 ur book…

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Silpa,

        Thank you so much dear. I really appreciate your effort for leaving a comment for all the recipes you try.

        Hope the work for the books gets done soon :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Sherin

      Hello dear..
      Gr8 , easy & simple recipe especially for kids. My guests enjoyed it. Thanks a lot.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thank you Sherin :) I’m very happy that the recipe came out well for you…

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Anu

      Can you share a good recepie for Veg Biriyani (Could be adding some Paneer,Mushroom etc)

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Anu,

        I havent tried a veg biriyani as such. I happened to try a paneer biriyani lately, which came out well. But unfortunately I wasnt able to take its snap. Hopefully it gets done soon & you can see the recipe here :)
        Cheers
        Maria

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