Upkaris & Curries

Sharumami's Pulav Recipe

Pulao recipe Veggie or Prawn:

Ingredients:
2 Cups Basmati Rice
3.5 cups water
2 bada Velchi
3-4 bay leaves

Veggies used:
1 onion chopped fine
1 cups Cabbage
1 cups Spring Onions
(Beans, Carrots, peas, cauliflower, capsicum-finely chopped-2 to 3 cups altogether)
1 tomato chopped

Wet masala: (Grind the following 5 ingredients to a paste)
1 small green chili
Half a bunch coriander leaves,
a few mint leaves
A small piece of ginger
4 cloves garlic
Dry masala: dry roast and grind the following 5 ingredients
2 tsp Jeera
4 tsp Dhana
Small dalchini stick
8-10 lavang
8 Miri

Procedure:
Wash and drain the rice. Heat ghee, add jeera,  few Tej Patta , and  a pinch of Haldi to a pan. Fry the drained rice and keep aside. Next sauté onions, cabbage and spring onions and tomato. To this add the remaining veggies or/and prawns . and sauté till the veggies are semi cooked. Add this mix to the rice. In a little oil  fry the wet masala and the dry masala. Add this to the rice as well. Mix everything well. Add salt. Add 3.5 cups water and pressure cook the same as plain rice.