Vegetable Pulao Recipe (Tastiest pulao recipe)

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice – 3 cups
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Cloves – 6
Brown or green Cardamom – 3
Cinnamon – 1
Bay Leaf – 2
Beans – 50 gms
Carrot – 2
Green peas – 1/2 cup
Cauliflower – 1 cup, coarsely chopped
Onion – 2, chopped
Garlic – 8 cloves
Ginger – 1 (two inch piece)
Coriander - 1 cup
Mint - 1 cup 
Green chillies - 3
Curd - 2-3 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Salt to taste


Water measurement:  (Measurements may vary)

FOR PRESSURE COOKER: For 3 cups of soaked rice, add 2 1/2 cups of water and 1 cup of coconut milk.
FOR ELECTRIC RICE COOKER: For 3 cups of soaked rice, add 3 1/2 - 4 cups of water and 1 cup of coconut milk.

Method:

1. Soak the rice for 30 mins.
2. Chop all the vegetables into small pieces and parboil them with salt, turmeric powder and water.
3. Pour 1 tbsp ghee and 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add cloves, cardamom, cumin seeds, Cinnamon and saute them for a minute.
4. Now add onions, ginger& garlic paste, green chillies and saute them till it become little brown.
5. Now add all the parboiled vegetables, mint, coriander and sugar to the onions and saute the vegetables for few minutes.
6. Add the soaked rice, vegetable mixture, curd, salt (if required), coconut milk, 1 tbsp of ghee and water to the pressure cooker.
7. After 1 whistle switch off the flame.
8. When the pulao is ready, serve hot with onion raita.