Chettinad Veg Pulao Recipe / Vegetable Pulav

Chettinad Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice – 1 cup

Water for Basmati rice – 1.5 cups

Mixed vegetables( carrot, peas, beans and sweet corn) – 1 cup

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Cumin powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

Bay leaf – 1 number

Star anise – 1 number

Cloves – 2 numbers

Cardamom -2 numbers

Cinnamon stick – 1”inch

Cashewnuts – 10 numbers

Raisins – few

Method

      1. Soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes.

      2. Heat oil in a pan, fry the cashe nuts and raisins in oil until golden brown and set aside.

      3.  In the same oil in the pan add the whole garam masala and fry for few minutes until aroma rises.

      4.  Add the mixed vegetables to the pan and stir fry for a minute.

      5. Next add all the spice powder to the vegetables in the pan and stir fry for few seconds

      6. Add the fried cashewnuts, raisins, water and salt to the pan, bring everything to boil. Add the    basmati rice to boiling gravy in pan, stir well and cover pan with lid.

      7. Cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender.

Vegetable Pulav

Chefs tips

      1.Note though I used pressure cooker I did not pressure cook the rice, instead I covered weight    nozzle with glass to steam the pulav.

      2. You can use  ½ cup coconut milk and 1 cup water instead 1.5 cups water which gives more taste t  to pulav.