Vegetable Pulav (South Indian Style)
VEGETABLE PULAV This is an easy one pot meal, ideal for lunch box or as a main course dish for a family gathering. This is a South Indian style pulav with coconut milk added to enhance the flavor. It can served as it is or with a raita. it is very nutritious and healthy as different vegetables are added in it. SERVES - 5 persons Lets begin with the recipe. INGREDIENTS: For Masala Paste: Ginger - 2 inch piece Garlic - 1 Mint leaves (pudina) - handful Coriander leaves - handful Green chilli - 2 Onion - 1 For Coconut milk: Coconut pieces cut – 1 cup For Pulav: Cooking oil – 2 tablespoon Cumin seeds (jeera) – 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (saunf) – 1 teaspoon Cardamom (elaichi) – 3 Cinnamon (dalchini/ chakke) – 2 pieces Clove (lavang) – 6 Bay leaf – 1 Black cardamom – 1 Marathi moggu – 1 Star anise (Chakra phool) – 1 Carrot – 1 Beans – ¾th cup Green peas – ½ cup Potato – 3 small Tomato – 2 medium sized Onion – 2 medium