Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients

• Long grained Basmati rice  -   1 kg
• Onion         -  1 medium ( thinly sliced )
• Tomato    -   1 medium
• Potato    -  1  medium ( cubed) 
• Carrot   -  1  big ( round slices )
• Green peas  -  a hand full ( partially cooked or previously soaked )
• Beans   -  5 - 6 nos. ( cut into 1 inch pieces )
• Capsicum -    1 medium (sliced)
• Spring Onion   - 1/2  cup
• Black pepper powder   -   1 tbs
• Lemon juice   -  1   lemon
• Ginger garlic paste   -  2 tsp
• Garam masala powder   -  1  tsp
• Salt   -  accordingly
• Water    -   1 1/2 cup for 1 cup rice 
• Gheee / olive oil   -   1/2  cup

Method

Soak the rice for half an hour. Meanwhile in a large pan, add olive oil or ghee and saute the onion till translucent. Now add the tomatoes and ginger  garlic paste. Keep adding the other veggies (you can also use other veggies of your choice ) one by one and fry in the oil for 5 minutes on high flame. Add salt, lemon juice ( lemon juice avoids sticky rice), garam masala and black pepper powder.  Add water and bring to boil. Drain the rice and cook in it on medium flame till done. Pour over more ghee or oil and give  a gentle mixing.

              You can decorate with parsley or coriander leaves.  Relish with raita or green chutney.