Recipe: Veg Pulao
Total time: 35 mins

Ingredients used in Veg Pulao 
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Potato (chopped) - 1 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Salt -  to taste.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cloves - 4-6 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Oil - 20 ml.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Beans - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Basmati rice - 2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Carrot (cubes) - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cashewnut  optional - 10 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cilantro/coriander leaves - 1/4 bunch.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Curd - 3 teaspoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Onion (chopped) - 1 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Mint - 1/2 bunch.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Green chillies (chopped) - 4 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Green peas - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cinnamon stick(1 inch) - 3 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Bay leaves - 2 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Green cardamom - 3 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Black cardamom - 2 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Shahi jeera - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Mace - 2-3 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Pepper corn (crushed) - 1/2 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Chili powder - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cumin powder - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon.

Method:
Put the rice soaked for 20 min in rice cooker.
In a heavy bottomed pan, saute the garam masala(Cloves, Cinnamon stick, Bay leaves, green &black cardamom, shahi jeera), chopped onion, salt in ghee for about 3 minutes.
Then add ginger garlic paste, peppercorns and saute it again.
Then add chopped green chilies, mint and coriander leaves, chili powder( optional), cumin powder( optional), coriander powder ( optional), mix well.
Add the vegetables (carrot, green peas, potato) one by one salt allow them to cook until they are soft adding little amount of water.
When the vegetables are cooked, add the yogurt stir fry till the raw smell leaves.
Add the masala the vegetables to the rice and mix.
Switch on the rice cooker and pulao is ready.
Garnish with saffron water on top, roasted cashew nuts, mint leaves.

Serve this hot with Cucumber Raitha. Happy cooking with vahrehvah!!!