Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients :

Cooked Rice : 2 Cups
Beans : 1/4 Cup
Carrot : 1/4 Cup
Peas : 1/4 cup
Onions : 1/2 cup
Cashews : 2 tbsp
Ghee / oil : 4 tbsp
Salt : To taste.
Curry leaves : 4 nos
Mint leaevs : 4 nos

To Grind :

Bay leaf : 2 nos
Cinnamon Stick : 2 Nos
saunf : 2 Tsp
Poppy Seeds : 2 tsp
Dried Ani seed : 2 Nos
Green Chillies : 5 nos
Coconut : 1/4 cup
Oil : 1 tsp

Directions :

Place the oil and roast all the ingredients shown in the grind section expect coconut and green chillies. Allow it to cool and grind them with coconut, ani seed and green chillies.

In a pan, place the ghee/ oil and add the cashews and dried ani seeds. Saute them until light brown.Add the onions and saute them until they become translucent. Now add all the beans, carrots ( All cut length wise ), peas and curry leaves. saute the veggies till they become nice and tender but still crispy. Add the grind mixture and fry them until the flavors come out well.Now add salt and rice and mix well in a medium heat. Cover it and cook for 3 - 4 mins till the rice absorbs all the flavors.

Garnish with Mint leaves and serve with Raita.

Note: You can add more veggies like Capsicum, Cauliflower etc.