Mixed Vegetable Rice

This is a very healthy rice dish and it's easy to prepare. Its also known as vegetable pulav or vegetable fried rice.

Cook Time:

20 Minutes

Yield:

4 Servings

Ease of Cooking:

Easy

What all you'll need?

• Basmati Rice - 2 cups
• Veggies - 2 cups(You can use any veggies you like, I usually go with green beans, carrots, cauliflower, sweet peas, broccoli & bell pepper)
• Onions - 2 Medium sized sliced lengthwise
  
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 tablespoons
• Cinnamon - 1" stick
  
• Cloves - 3-4
• Cardamom - 3-4
  
• Black Pepper - 4-5
• Bay Leaves - 2
  
• Butter - 3 tablespoons
• Cilantro - A bunch chopped
  
• Mint - A bunch chopped
  
• Salt - As required
• Water - As required
• Cashew nuts - 2 tablespoons
• Sun dried Raisins - 2 tablespoons
  

Let's cook it!!

1. Soak basmati rice in about 4 cups of water for about an hour.
2. Cut beans and carrots into 1" pieces lengthwise. Cut the florets of cauliflower and broccoli and keep it aside. You can also use a frozen pack of mixed veggies to save time.
3. Once the rice is soaked cook it in a rice cooker in about 4 cups of water with whole spices, mint leaves, salt and a tablespoon of butter.
4. In a pan stir fry the onion, ginger garlic paste and the veggies in the respective order using rest of the butter and a little bit of salt until its well cooked.
5. Add cooked rice, cilantro, cashew nuts and raisins to the mixed veggies. Mix it well.

Serve it hot with Cilantro Raitha/Chutney or cucumber onion salad.