Veg pulao with raita

Veg Pulao

This is one of the most simple recipe and has more vegetables to give a satisfying meal.
It's very nutricious and tasty and so hot.

cooking time: 30-45 min
serves:4

Ingredients:
1 cup basmati rice
1/2 cup cauliflower lets
1/4 cup shredded cabbage
1/4 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup peas
1/4 cup capsicum
1/4 cup chopped potatoes
1/4 cup chopped beans
chopped onion small
piece of garlic
pulao masala or
tej patta
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
kasakasa
piece of ginger
cardmon piece
3-4 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
curry leaves a bit
salt to taste


Method:

Take the basmati rice and cook it with 2 cups of water in cooker.
take pan and saute the onions in oil with seasonings rai,cumin seeds,cloves,cinnamon,
cardmon,ginger,green chillies.
Add all the other vegetables and mix well
Add 1/2 cup of water
add salt and 2 tbspns of the pulo masala and cook covered
OR insted of the pulao masala
grind together onions,garlic,tej patta,kasakasa,cumin seeds,cloves
and make into a paste. Add this paste to the vegetables and cook covered.
After all the vegetables are cooked and soft take the rice and spread on a large plate to cool for sometime.
Then mix the vegetables with the rice.Mix them slightly without pressure and don't mix them well into paste.
serve hot with raita.


Raita

Prep time:2min
serves:4

Ingredients:
4 cups curd
1 onion chopped fine
1 tomato chopped fine
green chilies slit -3
salt

Method:
Mix the tomtoes and onions in the curd.
Add salt and green chillies.
serve.

Phulkas

Phulkas
Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cooking Time: 10-15 mins
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients:

2 cups Wheat Flour
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Ghee/Oil
Warm Water to knead

Method:
Place the flour, oil and salt in a large bowl.
Adding just enough warm water knead well to make a soft, pliable dough. Keep kneading the dough until it is smooth and elastic. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Make golf sized balls and roll each ball into a 8 inch diameter by 1/4th inch thickness discs.
Heat tawa on a medium flame. Place the Phulkas and cook until the top starts to look dry and small bubbles are formed on the surface. Flip and cook the other side similarly.
Now Take the Phulka off the tawa and place it directly on the gas flame. The Phulka will start to puff up.
Take it off the flame and serve immediately smeared with little ghee if desired