PUDINA PULAO

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Ingredients:
  • Carrots -1
  • Capsicum -1
  • Cut long Beans- 1 small cup
  • Potato - 1
  • Basmati Rice - 3 cups
  • Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • For Grinding:
  • Pudina - 1 bunch
  • Onions -2
  • Cloves -5-6
  • Cinnamon powder- small piece or 1tsp
  • Shredded coconut - 1 cup
  • Coriander Powder/dhania - 1 tsp
  • Coriander leaves
How to Make:
  • First grind all the ingredients mentioned above into a smooth paste
  • In a cooker,pour 4-5 Tsp of oil in to a pan .(You can also add 1 tsp of Ghee which is optional)Now add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
  • Transfer all the grind contents in to the cooker and fry the same.
  • Add other veggies and fry for sometime.
  • Add rice and fry again.
  • Now at the end add about 5 cups of water (for 3 cups of rice).
  • Add salt to the same and mix it well and close the cooker lid.Wait till 1 whistle and switch off the cooker.
  • Serve Hot with Cucumber-Tomato-onion-Raita.
Preparation time : 45 Mins

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