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Vegetable Pulao Recipe, How to make Veg Pulao

October 10, 2016 by Suguna Vinodh 19 Comments

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This vegetable pulao is an excellent one pot dish that can be put together in minutes. Its perfect for the lunch box or as a make ahead for parties. Its a very easy bachelor friendly recipe. I have used canned coconut milk today for this recipe.

Wash and soak the rice in water before starting to cook. Let the rice soak for atleast 20 minutes. Soaking the rice is my secret to get fluffy rice at the end.

Heat oil in a pan and add in the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Add in the sliced onions and fry till the onions are soft.

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Grind the ginger, garlic and fennel seeds (sombu) with quarter cup of water to a smooth paste. Add it to the pan along with sliced green chillies. Saute till the mixture is cooked and dry.

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Add in the diced veggies, salt, coconut milk and water.

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Add in the drained rice. Cover the pressure pan and cook on a medium flame for exactly 2 whistles.

NOTE: If cooking in the oven, preheat the oven – 400F for 10 minutes. Once the rice mixture comes to a boil, transfer the mixture to a heavy pan, cover the pan with a lid and cook in the oven for 20 minutes. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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Remove from heat and wait for the pressure to settle for 15 minutes. Open the cooker and fluff up.

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Serve with vegetable kurma or chicken kurma.

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Vegetable Pulao Recipe, How to make Veg Pulao


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  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Recipe for easy vegetable pulao made in the pressure cooker. Tamil style recipe made with coconut milk.


Ingredients

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  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 3 cardamom
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 inch piece of cinnamon
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 7 cloves garlic
  • 1 inch piece ginger
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (sombu)
  • 4 green chillies, slit
  • 3 cups diced mixed veggies (like carrots, beans, potatoes and peas)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk (I used canned coconut milk)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 cup basmati rice

Instructions

  1. Wash and soak the rice in water before starting to cook. Let the rice soak for atleast 20 minutes.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and add in the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Add in the sliced onions and fry till the onions are soft.
  3. Grind the ginger, garlic and fennel seeds (sombu) with quarter cup of water to a smooth paste. Add it to the pan along with sliced green chillies. Saute till the mixture is cooked and dry.
  4. Add in the diced veggies, salt, coconut milk and water.
  5. Add in the drained rice. Cover the pressure pan and cook on a medium flame for exactly 2 whistles.
  6. Remove from heat and wait for the pressure to settle for 15 minutes. Open the cooker and fluff up.
  • Category: Rice Dishes
  • Cuisine: South Indian

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Comments

  1. Dr.Beena. Satish says

    February 4, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    Om Namah shivaya
    Kannamma,all ur recipes at having a traditional touch.so tasty and i love cooking ur recipes.
    Con we use normal bullet rice , single steam rice,raw rice instead of basmati rice?
    Thank you for your cooking recipes
    Wish you all the best in this area

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      February 7, 2021 at 11:18 pm

      Yes. you can use any raw rice.

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    May 6, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    All your recipes are tooo good… Fan of yours

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Sharmila says

    November 17, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    Tried so many recipes, but this is the best I found.. Thank you

    Reply
  4. Priya Ananth says

    February 18, 2018 at 2:51 am

    WOw..! It tastes really good…! My husband appreciated me after eating this. Simple to make; delicious to eat… Thank u Kannama… 😊😊

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      February 18, 2018 at 5:47 pm

      Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. Happy Cooking!

      Reply
  5. Uma ranjani says

    March 22, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    Hi
    Today I tried this recipe came out well. Both my kids had it. My elder one don’t like my pulao. But today she told me amma very tasty.. Feeling happy.
    Thank you

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      March 22, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      Thank you so much. Really happy to know.

      Reply
  6. Prasanth G says

    March 3, 2017 at 2:52 am

    Tried today.. Its really yummy one..100% its bachelor friendly recipe. Thank you very much !!

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      March 10, 2017 at 1:55 am

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  7. Sultana Liyakath says

    November 17, 2016 at 2:06 am

    Tried this. …ma shaa allah..the first pulav ive ever made. My husband Liked it too.especialy the kesari i had using your receipe..thank you

    Reply
    • Sultana Liyakath says

      November 17, 2016 at 2:08 am

      *kesari i made

      ★★★★

      Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      November 17, 2016 at 8:57 am

      Thank you so much Sultana Liyakath!

      Reply
  8. Nandakumar says

    October 18, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    Hi,

    I tried the recipe, it came out well and the taste was good. Thank you. But the rice was bit sticky was not separate I think I used more water. I used 1 cup basmati rice and cup of water.

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      October 19, 2016 at 9:40 am

      Did you soak the rice?

      Reply
  9. Nandakumar says

    October 17, 2016 at 7:38 pm

    Can I cook it in the pressure cooker? do I need to add water for the rice to cook?

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      October 17, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      This recipe uses pressure cooker. Please read.

      Reply
  10. Nisha says

    October 11, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    Awwsome recipe.. just tried yesterday, it was so perfect.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      October 11, 2016 at 10:14 pm

      Thank you Nisha. Glad you liked it!

      Reply

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