Vegetable pulao in pressure cooker

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Total times: 20 minutes

Serving: 4

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

(1 cup = 100 ml)

2 cup Basmati rice

2 Onion, finely chopped

1 carrot, chopped

5 Beans, chopped

3 sprig Mint leaves(Puthina)

2 Green chillies

Salt as needed

Water as needed

To grinding:

5 garlic

1 piece ginger

To Tempering:

1 tsp Fennel seeds (Perunjeeragam)

2 Cloves

2 pieces Cinnamon

1 star anise

2 Cardamoms

1 Bayleaf

4 tblsp ghee

Preparation:

1. Transfer ginger and garlic to the mixi jar, grind them as fine paste and keep aside(its 1 tblsp ginger garlic paste)

2. In a bowl add rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes drain the water completely and keep aside

Method:

Heat a cooker add 4 tblsp ghee, Then add cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, bay leaf, fennel seeds and star anise, sauté for a minutes on low flame
When fennel seeds start to splitter add onion and green chilies, fry it on low flame till turns transparent
Add ginger garlic paste, sauté it on low heat till the raw smell disappear
Add mint leaves and sauté for a minutes
Add vegetables and mix well
Add rice and 4 cup of water,mix well
When water start to boil close the lid and let it cook for 3 whistles on medium flame
Serve the Veg Pulao with egg curry