Mixed Vegetable Pulao

Using frozen mixed vegetables

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 stock cubes (chicken or vegetable)
• 2to 3 sticks cinnamon
• 5 cardamoms
• 8 cloves
• 2 tbsp. ghee
• 4 cups hot water
• ½ tsp. turmeric powder
• ½ tsp. salt or to taste

Method

1. Wash rice and soak in water for atleast 15 mns. 
2. Heat a pot, add ghee and fry the onion, on medium flame. 
3. Add the whole cinnamom, cardamom & cloves and saute till onion turns light brown. 
4. Add the stock cubes and stir until it dissolves, add the frozen vegetable and saute for 2 minutes. 
5. Add the drained rice and gently mix till the rice grains are coated with ghee and fluff up a bit. 
6. Add the hot water, turmeric powder, optional if you want to leave the pulao white.
7. Add salt to taste, it will already have some salt due to the stock cubes. Stir, bring to a boil. 
8. Cover and reduce flame and cook. 
9. Stir once in between to mix.
10. Cook till water is completely absorbed. 
11. Serve hot with raita, yogurt, pickle, dahi curry or at any festive meal.