Mint Flavoured Mixed Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Total Time: 30 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

  • basmati rice
  • green beans (french beans)
  • salt
  • mint leaves (pudina) dried pudina
  • coriander (dhania) leaves
  • mustard seeds
  • bay leaf (tej patta)
  • green peas (matar)
  • carrot
  • onion
  • garlic
  • cumin seeds (jeera)
  • cloves (laung)
  • green chillies
  • sunflower oil

Instructions:

  • To begin making Mint Flavoured Mixed Vegetable Pulao Recipe, prep all the ingredients and veggies needed
  • Chop carrots, beans and coriander leaves and also pudina leaves if you are using fresh ones
  • If you use dried pudina leaves, crush them between your palms and keep ready
  • Also soak basmati rice in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes and cook for 2 whistles and wait till the pressure releases
  • Once done, fluff it up and keep ready
  • Heat oil in pan or kadai and once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter
  • Once the mustard seeds splutter, throw in the cumin seeds and allow them to sizzle
  • Once they sizzle, immediately add the bay leaf, clove, and saute a bit
  • Add the onions and saute till translucent
  • Once done, add the crushed garlic and saute till the are cooked
  • Now, add the chopped chillies, chopped carrots, beans, peas and saut? for about 2 minutes
  • At this stage, add the chopped mint leaves if you are using fresh leaves, and saute till the leaves wilt a bit and the veggies are cooked al dente
  • Add cooked basmati rice and mix carefully with a spatula, so that the rice is not broken or made mushy
  • At this point, season the pulao with dried and crushed mint leaves if using the dried leaves and stir until it coats all the rice well
  • Remember to keep flame high and toss well on high heat and switch off
  • Sprinkle coriander leaves
  • Serve hot
  • Mint Flavoured Mixed Vegetable Pulao Recipe can be served with a Dangar Pachadi With Grated Carrots Recipe (Urad Dal Raita) and a Tindora Ka Salan Recipe for a weeknight dinner