I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT
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Instant pot Chickpea/Chole Biryani
Instant pot Whole Moong Dal/Green Lentil
Instant pot Quinoa in 1 minute,
Instant pot Mint Rice/Pudina Rice.
INSTANT POT Vegetable Pulao Video Recipe Below
Vegetable Pulao Recipe card
INSTANT POT Vegetable Pulao
2017-07-23 10:28:00
Serves 2
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- measuring cup used ,1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 cup,Basmati rice
- 2 1/2 Cups, Mixed Veggies
- (Carrots, Beans, Peas, Cauliflower, Capsicum and Potato)
- 2 medium,onion (sliced)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional)
- 3 tablespoon, cooking oil / Ghee(clarified butter)
- 1.5 - 1.75 cups water (depends on rice quality)
- 2,bayleaf
- salt
Ingredients for grinding Masala paste
- 1/4 cup grated coconut(i used frozen shredded coconut)
- 2 inch, ginger
- 3-4 cloves, garlic
- 3-4 ,green chili
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds or coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera or cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds/saunf (optional)
- 3 inch length, cinnamon
- 4-5 cloves
- 2 cardamom
- 1/4 cup,cilantro/coriander leaves (handful)
- 1/4 cup,mint/pudina leaves (handful)
- 1/4 cup water for grinding
- 2 tablespoon,onion (optional)
INSTANT POT METHOD
- Take all ingredients listed "for grinding” and make a smooth paste in a blender using 1/4 cup water.
- Press saute mode on Instant Pot. Add oil and once it's hot add Bay leaf and sliced onions.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown in color - stir regularly.
- Add mix vegetables and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Then add mint-coriander masala paste,turmeric powder,salt and saute for 2-3 minutes until raw smell of spices goes away.
- Keep stirring else masala paste may get burnt.
- Add washed Basmati Rice,water and give a stir .
- Press CANCEL button on Instant Pot
- Close the lid on the pot, and turn valve from VENTING to SEALING position.
- Set the pot to manual (High Pressure) and set timer to 6 minutes
- Do a Quick Release(QR) (Wait until silver button on lid drops).BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
- Remove lid away from you,garnish with Cilantro and lime juice
- Vegetable Pulao is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
INDIAN PRESSURE COOKER METHOD
- Take all ingredients listed "for grinding” and make a smooth paste in a blender using 1/4 cup water.
- Heat a pressure cooker with oil on medium flame, add bay leaf and onion and Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn light brown in color -stir regularly
- Add mix vegetables and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Then add mint-coriander masala paste,turmeric powder,salt and saute for 2-3 minutes until raw smell of spices goes away.
- Keep stirring else masala paste may get burnt.
- Add washed Basmati Rice,water and give a stir .
- Close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
- After 10 mins Fluff up the rice gently.garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice
- Vegetable Pulao is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
Notes
- 1. Since mint-coriander masala paste has water and vegetables release water ,hence i reduced 1/4 cup of water,ie i added 1.75 cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
- 2.You can use any vegetables of your choice like capsicum(bell pepper),cabbage.Frozen vegetables can be used.
- 3. You can also do a Natural Pressure Release(NPR) ie wait for 10 minutes after the POT beeps and then open the lid or use Rice mode if you have more time to cook.
- 4. You can increase or decrease spice accordingly.
- 5.Vegans can skip ghee
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