VEG PULAO
Prepration: 30 mins | Cooking: 16 mins | Serves 4 Cal/Ser 152
► 1 cup basmati rice, 3 tbsp oil
► 1 tsp ginger paste, 1/2 tsp garlic paste
► 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
► 1 potato - cut into 1/2" pieces
► 2 carrots -cut into slices, 1 cup green peas
► 1/4 tsp haldi, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
► 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
► 1 tbsp mint leaves, 1 tsp lemon juice
► SPICE BAG (crush the spices lightly)
► 10 pepper corns (saboot kali mirch)
► 2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf), 3-4 green cardamoms
► 3-4 black cardamoms (moti elaichi)
► 4 cloves, 2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
► Soak rice in 2 cups water for 30 minutes. Bind the ingredients of the spice bag in a piece of muslin cloth.
► In a broad micro proof dish, put oil, ginger, garlic, cauliflower, potato, carrots and peas. Microwave for 3 minutes.
► Add the soaked rice. Add haldi, red chilli powder & salt. Add the spice bag. Microwave covered for 6 minutes.
► Add mint and lemon juice. Stir gently with a fork. Cover and microwave for 7 minutes. Wait for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Remove spice bag.