Tawa Pulao Recipe

Tawa Pulao Recipe

Ingredients :
¾ cup Rice
1 Cup Finely chopped Mixed Vegetables (Carrot, Bean, Potato, Peas, Bell Pepper)
1 medium sized Onion Chopped into small pieces
1 medium sized Tomato Chopped into small pieces
2 tsp Ginger, garlic, green chili Finely chopped or crushed or paste
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
½ tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
2 tsp Pav bhaji masala Powder
1 Tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves
1 Tbsp Spring onion Chopped
Salt to taste
Water As required
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Lemon cut into 4 pieces

Preparation :
1. Wash rice 2-3 times and soak it in water for 10 minutes. Drain the water.
2. Boil 5-6 cups of water in a pot. Once water starts to boil, add rice and cook till 90% cooked. Drain the rice and keep aside. Make sure you do not overcook rice.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Usually tawa pulao is a street food in India and it is fried on a huge tawa. As, we do not use that kind of huge tawa at home, we are using pan to fry the pulao.
4. In the oil, add cumin seeds. After 30 seconds, add onion. Sauté till onions are light brown
5. Add ginger-garlic-chili paste and saute for another 1 minute.
6. Add tomatoes, chopped vegetables(bell pepper, potato, green peas. carrots, beans) and salt. Sprinkle a few drops of water and cover it for 5 minutes or till vegetable are cooked well. You may use any choice of vegetables and cut into very small pieces, so it gets cooked soon.
7. Add cooked rice, salt, turmeric powder and pav bhaji masala powder. Mix gently and cook for 2-3 minutes.
8. Turn off the heat. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves, spring onions and a piece of lemon.
9. Serve immediately.

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Jeera Rice In Pan | Jeera Rice in Pressure Cooker Recipe

Jeera Rice In Pan | Jeera Rice in Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients :
1 cup Basmati rice
4 pieces of cloves
2 pieces of bay leaf
1 inch of Cinnamon stick
2 pieces of dry red chilly
1 piece of big black cardamom
1 tsp cumin seed
½ tsp lemon juice
Chopped Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
1½ Tbsp Ghee

Preparation:
1. Take 1 cup Basmati Rice in a deep bowl and wash it with water. Keep it soaked in water for about 30 minutes and after that drain the water and keep the rice aside.

Jeera Rice in Pan (without Pressure Cooker):
2. Now heat Ghee in a pan on medium heat. After the ghee is hot, add Cloves, Bay Leaf, Cinnamon Stick, Black Cardoman, Dry Red Chilly and saute for some time.
3. Now Add Cumin Seeds and let them crackle and fry till they become dark brown in color.
4. Now add the Basmati Rice and saute on medium heat till for a couple of minutes or till the rice is well coated with ghee.
5. Add 2 cups of water (1 cup rice = 2 cups water approx), Add salt as per taste and bring it to a boil.
6. Now lower the flame and cover the lid and cook for 5-6 minutes.
7. Now open the lid, add lemon juice and saute for another minute. Again cover the lid and cook till rice become soft.
8. When the rice is cooked, add Chopped Coriander leaves and mix it well.
9. Now switch off the flame and cover the lid and let it stand covered for 10 minutes.
10. Jeera Rice in Pan is ready to serve. Serve it with Dal Takda or curry of your choice.

Jeera Rice in Pressure Cooker :
2. Take a Pressure Cooker, Heat Ghee in it on medium flame and after that add Cloves, Bay Leaf, Cinnamon Stick, Black Cardoman, Dry Red Chilly and saute for some time.
3. Now Add Cumin Seeds and let them crackle and fry till they become dark brown in color.
4. Now add the Basmati Rice and saute on medium heat till for a couple of minutes or till the rice is well coated with ghee.
5. Add 2 cups of water (1 cup rice = 2 cups water approx), Add salt as per taste and mix it well.
6. Now Close the pressure cooker and cook over medium flame for 2 Whistles. Turn off the flame.
7. Keep the cooker aside to allow the steam to escape naturally before opening the lid.
8. Now open the cooker and gently fluff the rice. Lastly add chopped Coriander leaves and mix it well.
9. Jeera rice in pressure cooker is ready to serve.
10. Serve Hot Jeera Rice with Dal Fry or any Curry of your Choice.

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Vegetable Biryani or Veg Biryani Recipe

Vegetable Biryani Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup Basmati Rice
2 medium Onion, sliced lengthwise
½ cup Green Peas
5-6 Florets of Cauliflower
½ cup Carrot and French beans pieces.
Puree of 2 medium Tomato.
8-9 Cashew Nuts
1 tbsp Garlic Paste
1 tbsp Ginger Paste
½ cup Milk
¼ to ½ cup Plain Yogurt, well beaten
1 tbsp Ghee
½ tsp Red Chili Powder
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tbsp Vegetable Biryani Masala
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil
(Add other Veggies of your choice)

Preparation:
1) In a deep sauce pan boil 2½ cup water. Add ½ tbsp Oil and ½ tbsp Salt. Then add 1 Cup Basmati Rice. Let it cook on Medium heat. Cover with lid for few minutes. Do not cook rice completely. Let it be uncooked slightly. Drain and transfer rice to a flat plate for cooling.
2) Cook vegetables. Do not overcook them, Keep them uncooked slightly.
3) Heat a nonstick pan; add 2-3 tbsp oil and Onion, Cashew nuts, Ginger-Garlic Paste. Sauté for 2 minutes on medium heat. Then add Tomato Puree, ½ tsp Red Chili Powder, ½ tsp Turmeric Powder. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add Yogurt, Biryani masala and mix well. Then add cooked vegetables and very little salt. Let it cook for few minutes.
4) In other pan spread rice and make a layer. Then make layer of gravy. Again make Rice Layer followed by layer of Gravy. Make 3-4 more layers like this.
5) Pour ½ cup milk over the surface. Cover pan with lid and let it cook for 10-12 minutes. Keep the heat on medium. Once Biryani is ready, drizzle Ghee over Biryani to enhance richness.
6) Serve with Raita.

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Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Ingredients:
Basmati rice : 1 cup washed in running water
Carrot : 1/2 carrot evenly cut in medium cubes
Green Peas : 1/4 cup washed
1/2 Onion : sliced
Cumin seeds : 1 tbsp
Ghee (clarified butter) : 2-3 tbsp
Cloves : 3-4 counts
Bay leaf : 1 count
Red chili powder : 1 tsp
Garam masala : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1tsp
Cashew nuts : 8-9 counts cut into half
Salt : to taste
Water : 2 cups
Freshly chopped coriander(Cilantro) Leaves : for garnishing.

Preparation:
• In pressure cooker on a medium flame heat some ghee and add cumin seeds to it.
• Let it heat and add cloves and bay leaf .
• Now add sliced onions and let them get golden brown in color. Add all vegetables i.e carrots,green peas .Keep on stirring and let them cook for a while.
• Add cashew nuts and rice to it and continuously keep on stirring everything for a while.
• Add red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala to the rice.
• Add water double to the quantity of the rice.
• Close the lid and let it pressure cook till 1 whistle on medium flame.
• Turn off the heat and let it cool down.
• Garnish with some freshly chopped coriander leave and serve hot with some yogurt raita or butter milk.

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