This Veg Pulao Rice | Veg Pulav | Rice Pilaf is a delicious and aromatic one-pot wholesome meal. Enjoy this veg pulao by itself or along with some curry or yogurt raita. Pulao is also known by other names like Pulav, Pilaf, Polow or Pilau.
Pulao is a rice dish cooked with aromatic spices and vegetables and/or with meats.
In my household, mom would make her Goan veg pulao every Sunday along with chicken curry. It was a pretty staple menu. As kids, we devoured it!
She still probably does, but now times have changed and we are miles apart, but luckily she taught me this simple dish, so I can prepare it whenever I feel like having some. Mom’s version of Pulao is a very basic carrot and peas Goan style pulao. It is minimally spiced with whole spices and cooked in veg or chicken stock.
I prepare Mom’s simple pulao recipe if I have some spicy curry to go along with it. Or else I prepare this version of vegetable pulao, which is spiced and loaded with vegetables making it a quick one-pot meal.
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HOW TO MAKE VEG PULAO AT HOME?
Learning to make pulao is one of the most basic things you can start off with if you are totally new to cooking.
The key to a nice, fluffy pulao is the ratio of rice to water. The quantity of water should be double of the rice.
To make vegetable pulao, you start off by sautéeing some whole spices in ghee or oil.
Then sauté onions, veggies, and spices, add the rice, stir fry it for a minute. Add water or vegetable stock, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer until all the water is absorbed.
If you like a spicy pulao, add more chilli powder in this recipe. Omit it if making for kids.
Then comes another important part- do not disturb the cooked pulao for at least 10-15 minutes. After the resting time, fluff it gently with a fork. You will always have the perfect pulao every single time, by following these two simple tips.
Indian Vegetable Pulao is one of those easy rice recipes for lunch or dinner. It is quick and fuss-free. There are some many different types of pulao recipes like coconut milk pulao, shahi pulao, navratan pulao, Kashmiri pulao etc amongst the vegetarian rice recipes. All of them are simply delicious!
I prefer to use Basmatice rice as it is the best kind of rice to make any kind of biryani or pulav.
If you are looking for simple Indian rice recipes, you should definitely try out this simple veg pulao. Feel free to add whatever vegetables and spices you have at hand, or flavor the pulao with vegetable stock.
Let’s head on over to the recipe of veg pulao!
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STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE VEG PULAO | VEG PULAV | VEGETABLE PULAO RECIPE
1.Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes in water, drain and keep aside.
2.Heat ghee in a deep bottomed pan, add bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, and star anise, sauté till the spices release their aroma.
3.Add sliced onions and sauté on low heat until translucent.
4.Add finely chopped ginger garlic (or you can even add ginger garlic paste), sauté until the raw aroma of ginger garlic is gone.
5.Add chopped tomatoes, sauté on low heat until it turns mushy.
6.Add all the chopped vegetables and saute for a minute.
7.Add all the spices on low heat and mix well.
8.Add the washed and drained rice and sauté gently for about a minute taking care not to break the rice grains.
9.Add 2 cups of water/vegetable stock
10.Add salt to season and stir again. Check the seasoning by tasting the water, it should taste salty, if not you may need to add a little more salt. Let the rice cook with the lid covered on low heat. It takes about 10 minutes
11.Once cooked, let it sit undisturbed for 10-15 minutes, then gently fluff with a fork.
12.Garnish with cilantro (optional). Serve with raita/any curry of your choice or simply relish it as it is.
Notes
1.You can use any vegetables you wish to.
2.Adjust the spices to suit your spice level, the above quantities of spice powders yields a very mildly spiced rice. If you like a spicy veg pulao, increase the chilli powder, also add some chopped green chillies.
3.For a simple pulao recipe without vegetables: omit the veggies i.e. skip steps 5 to 7, you may add or skip adding spice powders too. You may add tomatoes if you wish to.
HOW TO MAKE VEG PULAO | MIX VEG PULAO | PULAO RICE RECIPE?
Veg Pulao Recipe | Veg Pulav | Rice Pilaf
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 2 tbsp ghee/ oil
- Whole spices (2 bay leaves, 2 cloves, 5 peppercorns, 3 green cardamoms, 1 star anise, 1-inch cinnamon stick)
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
- 1/4 inch grated or finely chopped ginger/ginger paste
- 1 tsp finely chopped garlic/garlic paste
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped french beans
- 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup mixed vegetables, carrots, sweet corn kernels, lima beans, green peas
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala/pulao masala
- Salt, to season
- 2 cups water/vegetable stock
- Cilantro/Coriander leaves, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes in water, drain and keep aside.
- Heat ghee in a deep bottomed pan, add bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, and star anise, sauté till the spices release their aroma.
- Add sliced onions and sauté on low heat until translucent.
- Add finely chopped ginger garlic ( or you can even add ginger garlic paste), sauté until the raw aroma of ginger garlic is gone.
- Add chopped tomatoes, sauté on low heat until it turns mushy.
- Add all the chopped vegetables and saute for a minute.
- Add all the spices on low heat and mix well.
- Add the washed and drained rice and sauté gently for about a minute taking care not to break the rice grains.
- Add 2 cups of water/vegetable stock
- Add salt to season and stir again. Check the seasoning by tasting the water, it should taste salty, if not you may need to add a little more salt. Let the rice cook with the lid covered on low heat. It takes about 10 minutes
- Once cooked, let it sit undisturbed for 10-15 minutes, then gently fluff with a fork.
- Garnish with cilantro (optional). Serve with raita/any curry of your choice or simply relish it as it is.
Notes
- You can use any vegetables you wish to.
- Adjust the spices to suit your spice level, the above quantities of spice powders yields a very mildly spiced rice. If you like a spicy veg pulao, increase the chilli powder, also add some chopped green chillies.
- For a simple pulao recipe without vegetables: omit the veggies i.e. skip steps 5 to 7, you may add or skip adding spice powders too. You may add tomatoes if you wish to.
- Measuring cup used, 1 Cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
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Freda
It looks so good I’m going to try it tomorrow the recipe is quite simple.
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Thanks a bunch, Debbie! Sure:)
Simple and yummy 🙂
Thank you Roch 🙂