
An easy lunch box recipe that can be put together quickly. Who ever discovered these One Pot Meals, Hats off. “Oru Periya O Podu”. You do not know what a great service you have been of, to us people. It is a blessing in disguise. This is what I made for Yesterday’s lunch. Mornings are always hectic and speaking of Monday mornings, Don’t tell me. The kids just refuse to budge no matter what. I even sink to bribing them to pull them out of their blankets and these easy to put together meals always make Monday mornings bearable and prevents our blood pressure from shooting up.
Vegetable Pulao
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You’ll need:
- Basmati Rice – 1+1/2 cup
- Mixed Vegetables – 3/4 cup
- Onion – 1/4 cup
- Ginger – ½ inch piece
- Garlic Pods – 3
- Green Chillies – 3
- Cardamom – 2
- Cloves – 2
- Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
- Cashew nuts – 5 to 6
- Aji-no-moto – 1 pinch (optional)
- Black pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
- Water – 3 cups
- Oil / Ghee – 3 tsp
- Salt – to taste
Chop the onion into juliennes. Slit the green chillies. Pound together ginger and garlic to a coarse paste using a mortar and pestle. I used a carrots, French beans, cauliflowers and fresh peas. Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 min -1/2 hour.
Heat a pressure cooker with oil / ghee. Add spices like cardamom, cinnamon and cloves and roast till the aroma arises. Add the onion and sauté till it turns pink.
Now in goes the pounded ginger, garlic and slit green chillies. Sauté for another min. Now add the mixed vegetables and sauté along with a pinch of aji-no-moto, if using till the vegetables are well coated with oil.
Now add the soaked basmati rice, black pepper powder and salt and mix well. Add 3 cups of water and cook for 2 whistles. Release pressure immediately and open the lid. See here to find out how to fluff Basmati rice. Fluff the rice and serve hot.
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- Using Aji-no-moto aka. Chinese salt is optional. But using will give the entire rice a good tangy taste.
- Instead of using ginger and garlic pods separately you can also use ginger garlic paste.
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Yummy looking pulav.
Wat a wonderful looking super tempting one pot meal..
wow that’s so tempting click,Perfect pulou…
What else do u bribe the boys with? The pulao is worth a hundred bribes!!
Looks super delicious Radhika, Is this ur lunch for 2day ? Can I come over ?
Kandippa “O Podano”. This is an absolute saviour and sneaks its way into my kitchen once in a week, for sure. And I love it…Yours looks very yum!
presented well n it looks yummy!!!!
pulao luks so tempting dear….awesomly done
Tempting pulao and its just marvelous presentation.
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decadent and flavourful Radhika ! I totally relate to the Monday mornign Rush… nice method used to fluff up the basmati too .. thanks for the tip 🙂
What a comforting one pot meal:-)Looks soo inviting!
Pulao looks so appealing.. feel like finishing the entire plate..
Aromatic & colorful pulao!!
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Lovely Pulao.. But I have heard Ajino moto is not good for health1
looks delicious and very simple to make ….
pulao looks awesome dear!!
inviting pulao !! great clicks !!
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Very tasty and easy one. Perfect for lunch box!!!
Need not say anything about clicks this time coz they are always enchanting.
As simple as the recipe sounds, as good it must have been in flavors too, I’m sure. 🙂
looks delicious
One pot meals are the greatest! This looks so delicious and I adore these spices 🙂
Ahhh,,wonderful veg pulao 🙂
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Colourful and tasty.
wow..pulao looks so yummy and light…nice clicks Radhika !!
one pot meal appadinu onnu illaina romba kashtam !!
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Hi Radhika, thanks for stopping by! I love veggie pulao and your version looks so clean and simple, I guess I’ll make this for dinner tonight!!
very tempting pictures!Super!
Missing your comments on my blog dear!
defenitely oru periya O for all these one pot meals- like you said life saver; fine clicks & looks delicious
Yes definitely best one ot meal, yummy…,
mouth watering…….
what can i do to retain the white colour (i add green peas and my rice is always light green because of the peas….any suggestion??)
Nice pics Radhika and pulav is very tempting !
pulav is my go-to recipe for jhat-pat meals too… looks so colourful & fresh 🙂