Green Pulao 

As a kid Pulao was my all time favourite... Mom used to make it for one of the days of Diwali, I just loved it... So, of course, that was one of the first things i learnt to make and it was also my signature dish till I learnt the other types of pulao and fried rice.  But it still is my fave and my comfort food.  

Now, I make this dish only on very very special occasions..

Ingredients :

Masala :

             Grated coconut : 2 tbsp

             green chillies : 3 -4 ( as per taste)

             Ginger : 1 'inch piece 

             garlic   : 5 -6 cloves 

             whole garam masala : cloves - 3

                                     cinamom - 1 inch

                                      star anise , stone flower cardamom

            onion : 1 medium chopped roughly

            tamarind : very little

           coriander leaves _ 

           mint leaves 

 Rice : 2 cups

salt : as per taste

Chopped vegetables : (Beans , carrot, capsicum, gobhi , peas) one cup

water : 4 1/4 cup

cashews : 10- 15 broken

bay leaves _ 1

Method : .

1. grind the ingredients under masala to a fine paste sing very little water ( can also use curd )

2.  In a cooker , add 1 1/2 tbsp oil, (can also use a mix of oil and ghee)

3.  Add the tej patta , and then add the ground masala and fry well till a good smell comes. 

4.  Add the cashews and fry for a minute, then add the chopped vegetables and fry for a few seconds.  add some salt and mix well

5.  Add the washed and drined rice and mix gently.  

6.  Add the required quantity of water and mox throuughly and check the seasoning.

&.. close the cooker and cook for two whistles ( i generally keep it on sim aer tht and give another whistle)

7.  Switch off and wait till the pressure drops and enjoy with raita and pappad.

Note : .

1.  can also use soya chunks and paneer.