Vegetable Pulao
This is a super quick and easy recipe to make Pulao - a mildly spiced medley of rice and vegetables. It can be paired with raita or any curry. Perfect for a regular meal, lunch box as well as for a party!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cooked Basmati Rice
- 1 tbsp Oil (Vegetable / Sunflower / Canola)
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 6 nos. Garlic Cloves, minced
- 2 cups Frozen or Fresh Mixed Vegetables
- 7 nos. Green Onions, chopped
- 1 - 2 nos. Green Chillies
- ½ tsp Crushed Black Pepper
- Salt (Refer to notes)
- 1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro (Optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan on medium high setting. Add cumin seeds and fry till fragrant.
- Add minced garlic. Stir and sauté for 15 to 20 seconds, or till the raw smell of garlic goes away.
- Add the mixed vegetables, green chillies, green onions, salt and pepper. Sauté till the vegetables are tender.
- Switch the stove off. Add the cooked rice to the cooked vegetables and stir to combine.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro, if using. Serve warm.
Notes
- Salt: If you have cooked the rice with no salt, add a little more salt to the vegetables than you would normally put. That is, the vegetables should be a bit more salty than you would like if you were eating them on their own without rice. This is so that when you mix in the rice, the pulao will have just the right amount of salt.
- Green onions substitution: You can substitute green onions with any onion - red, yellow or white. Substitute 7 stalks of green onion with about half of a small or medium sized onion (chopped fine).
- Tips to cook rice: Please refer to the main blog post above the recipe card.
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