Veg pulao recipe with step by step pictures. Easy lunch recipe with mixed vegetables, perfect for lunch box and as one pot meal!
I make this Veg pulao when ever I feel cooking something simple as one pot meal. This goes well with any rich gravy like butter paneer masala or shahi paneer kind of side dishes. Aj loves this very much as well. Though he prefers Biryani more, he is fine with this simple vegetable pulao also.
After trying few combination of ingredients, I am now hooked to this recipe. I have added thin coconut milk for this pulao, however you can make it plain too. This makes a great lunch box recipe. I know many of you make this, still wanted to blog this recipe here. Might be helpful to beginners in cooking.
Few general tips for making pulaos:
- Use good quality basmati rice. Experiment few and stick to one brand.
- Soak atleast 10 mins for soft and moist instead of too dry results.
- Add rice only after water starts boiling to avoid rice getting mushy.
- If pressure cooking by giving whistles, use water from 1 & ½ to 2 cups depending on the rice variety you use. Test which works best for you.
- I usually do all pulao by slow cooking. After rice gets ¾th done, I put the flame to lowest and cook for 12-14 mins.
- Add required salt in water itself. If you add and mix after pulao gets cooked, rice breaks.
- Fluff pulao gently once after rice is done, do not over mix to avoid broken rice.
Veg pulao recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 cup Mixed vegetables carrot, peas, beans, cauliflower -Chopped
- 1 Onion
- 3 Green chilli
- 1 & ½ cup Coconut milk or plain water
- Salt - As needed
- 1 teaspoon Ghee
To grind
- 4 Garlic
- 1 inch Ginger piece
- 1 Cinnamon
To temper
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 2 Cardamom
- 1 Cloves
- 1 Biryani leaf
Instructions
- Soak basmati rice for atleast 10 mins.
- Slice onion, green chillies. I used 1 small carrot, 8 beans, frozen peas and corn.
- Peel and grind ginger, garlic, cinnamon with little water to fine paste.
- Heat a small pressure cooker, add oil and temper with the items given under to temper table.
- Add onion, green chilli and fry till transparent in medium flame. Add ground ginger garlic paste.
- Give it a stir for a minute and add the vegetables.
- Fry in medium flame for 2 mins.
- Add the rice, drained from water. Mix well.
- Add salt, coconut milk (or water) and bring to boil.
- Close the pressure cooker and keep the flame in lowest flame possible and cook for 12 – 14 mins.
- Or you can also keep for 2 whistles in medium flame also. Open and fluff the pulao carefully and mix ghee.
Notes
- Soaking rice gives soft rice and needs less water to get cooked, hence we get separate grains.
- Fry in medium flame to avoid browning of any ingredient which will make pulav look dull in colour.
How to prepare veg pulao method
- Soak basmati rice for atleast 10 mins. Slice onion, green chillies. I used 1 small carrot, 8 beans, frozen peas and corn. Peel and grind ginger, garlic, cinnamon with little water to fine paste.
- Heat a small pressure cooker, add oil and temper with the items given under to temper table. Add onion,green chilli and fry till transparent in medium flame. Add ground ginger garlic paste.
- Give it a stir for a minute and add the vegetables. Fry in medium flame for 2 mins. Add the rice, drained from water. Mix well.
- Add salt, coconut milk (or water) and bring to boil. Close the pressure cooker and keep the flame in lowest flame possible and cook for 12 – 14 mins. Or you can also keep for 2 whistles in medium flame also. Open and fluff the pulav carefully and mix ghee.
We had it with butter paneer masala. So perfect with veg pulao.
Anonymous
Looks so colourful Raji. I always prefer to do one pot pulav whenver i am hard pressed for time.
Love the clicks as usual.
Happy deepavali to you and your family.
Shobha
AparnaRajeshkumar
very colourful raji ! esp the corn tempts me much !
Arjunan Akilandeswari
Tempting Pulao
Kpaanand Raaja
Great recipe.I would like to know the amount of coconut milk or water we have to add.Ratio for rice and water(coconut milk).
Nivedhanams Sowmya
beautiful clicks as usual!!! looks so simple and elegant!!
Kaveri Venkatesh
One of my go to dishes too when I am not in mood to cook..Perfectly made
Mallika
I love this recipe. It's one of my favourites, and gets a lot of veg into hungry little bellies in one go. Although I do tend to use whole bay leaves and cinnamon and fish them out later. Will try your way
Janani Nandagopal
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Janani Nandagopal
I love this recipe. Can I use milk instead of coconut milk or water ? Will it taste same
Anu
Simple and lovely.
Shama Nagarajan
simple yummy pulao
T's Mom
Pictures are awesome, just like in food magazine.
Congrats for crossing 1 lakh likes in facebook 🙂
Hamaree Rasoi
Colorful and delicious looking veg pulao.
Deepa
Veena Theagarajan
simple yet flavourful rice
Gayathri Sathyanarayanan
Looks colorful and delicious
prathibha Garre
colourful n flavorful pulao...looks yumm with pbm
Raks anand
You can try. But coconut milk gives a different flavor.
Raks anand
Thank you 🙂
Raks anand
Same as mentioned in the post. 1 : 1 & 1/2
suganya ram
Hi Raji, The pulao is colourful & awesome .
Shobana Vijay
Yummy.Perfect for lunch box.Corn sounds good and healthy dear.
Sowmya Dinavahi
Looks yum raks.. I make it similarly 🙂 love the clicks
Pavithra Manoj
looks very yummy and you are my inspiration... pavispassion.com
anju mv
wow.... awsme.... thanku sooooo much....
anju mv
wow.... awsme.... thanku sooooo much....
SHARMILEE J
Adding corn is a nice twist...looks colorful
Shammi
I tried this recipe and it was simply delicious! I added some cashews while frying.. tasty!
Vishnu Vardan Atmakuri
As u r soaking rice , make sure u just give two whistles as mentioned, else will be mashed up... Self experience... Very good n simple ... Thank u 🙂
neha
Just tried it.... turned out to b yummy...:-) wanted to upload a pic of the pulao... but can't here... 🙂
Krishnaraj
Thanks for this recipe... Helped me make a quick Sunday lunch for my wife and kid today 🙂
Krishnaraj
Thanks for this recipe. Helped me make a quick Sunday lunch for my wife today 🙂
Ek Cutting Chai 365
Great recepie. Just made it for my wife. She loved it totally. Thanks
Clint Joseph
After 15 minutes of cooking whether it requires to wait until all the steam left automatically? ??
Raks anand
Yes of course
Clint Joseph
Thank you rakh's...pulav mission was completed successfully... 🙂 definitely this a simple recipe for bachelor's.
Pavithra Manikandan
Tastey
Joel Jeldo
Can we add mint and coriander leaves
Ambika Manikantan
Super health dish mam
mv
I am a big fan of ur cooking! Every time I try any dish from ur post that has basmati rice... The rice comes out soggy Instead being separate like u have.. I have reduced the water as well..any suggestions...
Raks anand
May be the water is not getting absorbed, cook for more time. Or is it getting mushy?
Wajid Ali
Goog
saranayaki rajaraman
Hi.I dn use onion garlic .can u post no onion no garlic recipes fr gravy, sambar, chutney
RBharat
Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe. I made it today as am hard pressed for time. Am sure my folks are going to love this wholesome one pot meal.
Renu Sri
This is a wonderful recipe I tried today n it came out very well. All my guest liked it thank for this...
prasad optimist
Thanks. Will try it tomorrow and tell u how it is
Unknown
Prepared for dinner.. Came out very well thank you