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Purattasi Special: Make Delicious Veg Pulao That Rivals Mutton & Chicken Biryani!
- •During Purattasi, enjoy a flavorful Veg Pulao that can satisfy cravings for non-vegetarian biryanis.
- •This recipe uses Basmati rice, various vegetables, and aromatic spices for a rich taste.
- •Sauté whole spices in oil and ghee, then add onions, tomatoes, and green chilies in a pressure cooker.
- •Incorporate chopped vegetables, ginger-garlic paste, and cook until fragrant before adding water.
- •Add soaked Basmati rice, bring to a boil, and cook in the pressure cooker for one whistle after 80% of the water evaporates.
- •Serve this aromatic Veg Pulao with onion raita, mushroom gravy, or veg kurma for an amazing meal.
Key Questions Answered
Wash and soak 1 cup of basmati rice for 30 minutes. In a cooker, heat oil and ghee, add whole spices, sliced onions, tomatoes, green chilies, and chopped vegetables like potatoes, carrots, beans, and green peas, followed by ginger-garlic paste. Add 1 1/2 glasses of water per glass of rice, bring to a boil, mix in the soaked rice, and cook on medium heat for one whistle once 80% of the water evaporates.
The essential ingredients include 1 cup of basmati rice, 2 potatoes, 2 carrots, 50 grams of beans, 1/2 cup of green peas, 1 large onion, 1 ripe tomato, 5 green chilies, and 1 spoon of ginger-garlic paste. You will also need whole spices like cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, a bay leaf, oil, ghee, salt, and coriander leaves.
Veg Pulao tastes amazing when served with side dishes such as onion raita, mushroom gravy, veg kurma, or other vegetable gravies.
