Vegetable Pulav with Raitha
This is my favorite lunch box recipe taught by my grandmother and its very yummy and less spicy in nature.It becomes more delicious with curd/yogurt raitha and i simply love this food always. Simple,tasty and healthy veggie pulav.[As said by saikrish karthikeyan]
Ingredients
pulav
for raitha/pulav
  • 1/4 cup Corianderuse in both pulav and raitha
  • 1/4cup Mintuse in both pulav and raitha
for raitha
  • 1/4cup Curdfreshly prepared or plain yogurt
  • 1/4cup Onioncut into pieces(optional)
  • 1pinch Saltto sprinlkle on raitha
  • 1pinch Chatraitha
  • 1pinch Chili Powderraitha
pulav
  • 1/2teaspoon Gingerfreshly prepared preferred
  • 1/2teaspoon Garlicpaste
Instructions
  1. Vegetable pulav: Heat a pan/pressure cooker on a cooktop.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil and once it becomes hot
  3. Add the cumin/fennel seeds and let it crack.
  4. Then add green chilly along with mint and coriander leaves.
  5. After 2 minutes add onion and let it become translucent.
  6. Then add the ginger/garlic paste and saute for 2-3 minutes.
  7. Add all the vegetables and saute for few minutes.
  8. Now add the water+coconut milk and let it get hot to a boiling stage.
  9. Now add the soaked rice removing the excess water. give a stir.
  10. Close the lid after adding salt/pepper powder and the remaining 1 teaspoon oil.
  11. 10.Cook in a slow flame for approximately 15-20 minutes.
  12. After 20 minutes open the lid and give a complete stir gently. Hot and tasty pulav is ready to serve.
  13. Raitha: In a bowl add the onions and salt to taste.
  14. Mix it well then add the curd/yogurt.
  15. Sprinkle a pinch of chat/chilly powder on top.
  16. Add coriander and mint leaves (Optional)