Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients:

• Rice - 2 cups
• Water - 4 cups
• Onion - 1/2 thin sliced
• Cinnamon
• Cloves - 3
• Cardamom - 1
• Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
• ginger - small piece
• garlic - 6 cloves
• Mint leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Vegetables ( Carrot - 1, Beans - 15, green peas 1 cup is what I used)
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Garam masala - 1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Grind Cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, cardamom, ginger and garlic and make a paste.
2. In Pressure cooker, add oil/ghee
3. saute thin sliced onions, add the paste and mix till the rawness of onion goes off.
4. Chop mint and coriander leaves and add it.
5. Add the vegetables. Add salt, chilli powder
6. Add Coriander powder, garam masala and mix well for 5 mins
7. Add rice and water. Mix well once and put the lid of cooker, without weight.
8. Once steady steam appears, put weight on and reduce heat to minimum.
9. Let it cook for 20 mins.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.