posting an easy and quick vegetable pulao recipe cooked in a pressure cooker. pulao is a comfort one pot meal when we don't have time to do elaborate cooking or you have to cook food on a short notice or in a quick time. here i am sharing the way i make pulao. i sometimes make this way and sometimes my mom's veg pulao recipe. when i have time, i cook in a pot and when no time, i use the pressure cooker. pressure cooking rice can be tricky. different types of rice will cook at different timings. since i stick to the same brand of organic basmati rice, i now know how much time the grains take to cook. what i have learnt from experience is that its better to soak the rice first. the proportion i use for rice to water is 1: 2 or 1:1.5. while cooking, after adding the rice, stir the grains with the rest of the ingredients well, so that the oil coats each rice grain. i usually pressure cook on a high flame for 2-3 whistles. then let the pressure drop on its own, since the rice is cooking when the cooker is hot and the pressure is there inside it. then i gently fluff the rice before serving. what i have also seen, is that the more oil the more the food tastes better. i don't know why. the same is with pulaos too. the pulao will be oily, but will taste good too. here i have used 2 tbsp oil. however 3 tbsp oil would also be ok to use, unless you are on a low fat diet for health reasons. in this recipe, apart from pressure cooking the pulao, i also fry some onion slices and cashew nuts and add to the final dish. the crisp onion slices and cashews add a lot of flavor and texture to the pulao. on occasions i also add some mint and coriander leaves while making the pulao. and sometimes a vegan yogurt too. the best part i like about pulao is that they are healthy as we put lot of vegetables in them. in this recipe, i have put peas, cauliflower, tomatoes and onions. there were no carrots at home, hence not added them. you can also add aubergines, broccoli, french beans, green beans etc in it. you can also make pulao with brown rice. serve the vegetable pulao with a raita like boondi raita, plain raita or onion-tomato raita and you have a comforting meal ready. a mango pickle or lemon pickle also goes well with pulao. even a side thin vegetable curry or kadhi goes well. if you are looking for more pulao recipes then do check veg pulao, kashmiri pulao, mix veg pulao, veg pulao in asian style and mushroom pulao. vegetable pulao Author: dassana Recipe type: main Cuisine: indian Serves: 3-4
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Monday, July 8, 2013
easy vegetable pulao in pressure cooker
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