Vegetable Pulao/Pilaf

Plain rice can be boring. To spruce up your rice with little efforts, just add some veggies and spices that changes the taste and look drastically.

Ingredients

1 Cup of frozen/fresh mixed vegetables ( Peas, Carrots, beans, bell peppers)
2 cloves (optional)
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 cup EVOO (exit virgin olive oil)
salt to taste
1 black cardamon or 2 small cardamom pods (option)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup Basmati/long grain rice

Method

- Heat a little oil and add the cumin seeds
- Add the veggies and let them cook. Add in the order of bell pepper, beans, carrots and peas as they take different time to cook.
- Wash a cup of rice with water
- Add the cooked veggies, cardamom pods (leave the pod as is)
- Salt and the oil
- Add 2 cups of water
- Mix it all well.
- Cook the rice ( in pressure cooker/rice cooker/stove top)
- When all the water is absorbed, remove from heat.
- Fluff the rice. Mix it well.
- Remove the cardamom pods

Serve it hot with Raita or curry.