Vegetable Pulao in Pressure Cooker
Quick mixed vegetable pulao with spices in a pressure cooker
Ingredients
- ½ cup basmati rice
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ inch cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ medium tomato finely chopped
- 1 small carrot
- 1 small potato
- 6-7 green beans
- ¼ cup green peas
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chilly powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the rice and soak for 30 minutes. Drain the water and set aside. Chop carrot and potato into small cubes. Cut beans into ¼-inch long piece.
- In a deep-bottomed pressure cooker, heat oil and ghee. Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fry till nice aroma comes.
- Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle. Then add onion, ginger-garlic paste and fry till the onions start to turn light golden brown.
- Then add tomato and fry till it turns soft. Then add carrot, potato, beans, peas and mix well. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala, kasuri methi, salt and mix well. Add the rice and gently mix.
- Add ¾ cup water, mix everything and close the lid. Pressure cook for 2 whistles. Once pressure subsides, open and gently fluff with a fork.
Notes
- You can add other vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, sweet corn, capsicum and baby corn.
- Adjust spices according to your taste. If you want pulao to be mild, skip the red chilly powder.
- Soaking the rice helps to soften the grains, so do not skip it. If you are soaking rice for less time then add 1 cup water.