https://www.subbuskitchen.com
  • Recipe Index
  • Categories
  • Recipe Collection
    • Paneer Recipes
    • Oats Recipes
    • Millet Recipes
    • Lunch Box Recipes
    • Lunch Menu Ideas
    • Bachelor Recipes
    • Toddler Recipes
  • Video Recipes
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Recipe Index
  • Categories
  • Recipe Collection
    • Paneer Recipes
    • Oats Recipes
    • Millet Recipes
    • Lunch Box Recipes
    • Lunch Menu Ideas
    • Bachelor Recipes
    • Toddler Recipes
  • Video Recipes
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • All Recipes
  • Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao

Posted on Sep 25th, 2020
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
Categories:
  • All Recipes
  • Rice varieties
5 from 3 votes
Vegetable Pulao is a falvorful, tasty rice prepared by cooking rice with various vegitable and spices. In this recipe, the fresh whole masala ingredients (bay leaf, cinnamon and cloves) and sauted first and then cooked with vegetable and rice. This givs us nice aromatic flavor and taste. This can be made in a pressure cooker, rice cooker, instant pot or over stove top. In this recipe, we are cooking the Pulaoin the stove top.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Vegetable Pulao is a spicy, aromatic, fluffy rice made using whole spices, vegetables of our choice and rice.  This is one of the most liked rice varieties and loved by everyone including children. In this recipe, the whole spices, vegetables and rice are first sautéed in the ghee / cooking oil and cooked till the rice are soft and fluffy. This can be cooked in one pot over pressure cooker / Instant pot or directly on the stove top. In this recipe, i have cooked it over the stove top directly.  This can be served with Cucumber Raita / Onion Raita.

Cooking Pulao in the Pressure cooker

  • While pressure cooking Pulav, cook in low flame for 20 mins. In low flame we will not get any whistle from the cooker. Even if sometimes we get a whistle, it won’t be a problem. For this method, i have soaked the basmati rice for about 20 minutes and cooked it in low flame for 20  mins. For other rice varieties, the cooking time may slightly vary.
  • The ratio of water & rice would be 1 cup water : 1 cup rice. This ratio worked well for Basmati Rice. But this ratio can change if you use other rice varieties. Look out for the instruction given in the package and add the water accordingly.

Cooking Pulao in the Instant Pot

  • We can make this same pulao in instant pot. Start with saute mode and finish all the process till rice and water are added. Then cancel the saute mode. Close the instant pot with lid and move to vent “Sealing” position. Cook in Pressure cook / manual mode for 4 mins. Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 mins and then force release the pressure.
  • The ratio of water & rice would be 1.5 cup water : 1 cup rice. This ratio worked well for Basmati Rice.

If you like this Vegetable Pulao, then you can also try other Pulao Recipes as well

  1. Mint Pulao Recipe – Mint Pulao, a aroma rich pulao variety made with dominant flavor of mint leaves along with mild spices. This Pudina Pulao is a healthy and nutritious one pot meal!
  2. Tamatar Pulao – Tomato Pulao, a delectable and easy Lunch Box recipe for kids and adults. Ripe tomatoes are cooked with onion and mild spices to get fluffy and tasty pulao.
  3. How to make Mumbai Style Tawa Pulao: – Tawa Pulao is a popular street food in Mumbai. Cooked rice is mixed with Pav Bhaji Masala in the same tawa. Tawa Pulao is a quick and easy to make Pulao Variety rich in vegetables and Pav Masala Flavor

Recipe card to make Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao
Pin Recipe

Veg Pulao Recipe | Easy Vegetable Pulao

Course: Rice Varieties
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Equipments Needed
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 161kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Vegetable Pulao is a falvorful, tasty rice prepared by cooking rice with various vegitable and spices. In this recipe, the fresh whole masala ingredients (bay leaf, cinnamon and cloves) and sauted first and then cooked with vegetable and rice. This givs us nice aromatic flavor and taste. This can be made in a pressure cooker, rice cooker, instant pot or over stove top. In this recipe, we are cooking the Pulaoin the stove top.
Print Recipe

Ingredients

Spices

  • 4 nos Cardamom
  • 4 nos Cloves (Krambu / Lavang)
  • 2 nos Bay Leaf
  • 1 stick Cinnamon Stick
  • 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 5 nos Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder (optional)
  • 1 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder

Vegetables

  • 1 nos Potato small size
  • 1 nos Onion medium size
  • ½ nos Carrot
  • 5 nos Beans
  • ½ nos Green Capsicum optional
  • 1 handfull Mint Leaves fresh
  • 1 handfull Coriander Leaves
  • ¼ cup green peas
  • 2 nos Green Chili

Other Ingredients

  • 1 cup Basmati Rice
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 2 tbsp Curd (Plain Yogurt) optional
  • 1½ tsp Salt adjust to your taste

Instructions

Preparation

  • Finely chop the onion and keep it aside. Wash the vegetables, peel the skin and chop them finely. Dice the potato into medium sized cubes
  • Wash the Basmati Rice and soak it in the water. I used the measurement of 1:2 for water. (1 cup of rice = 2 cups of water).  You can soak now, as we can finish the preparation of masala in 10 minutes. Keep everything ready and soak the rice in the water.

Cooking the Pulao

  • Heat the Pan and add the Cooking Oil. Once the cooking oil is hot, add the masala ingredients one by one. (Bay Leaf, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cumin Seeds & Peppercorns).
  • Add onions and fry them till the onions become translucent. With this add Green chillies, Ginger-Garlic paste and sauté
  • Now add the fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves, Red chilli powder (optional – if you want a spicy version of thePulao), Coriander powder and Cumin powder and mix them well. Add the chopped vegetables of your choice (in our case – potato’s, carrot and green peas). 
  • Also add curd (yoghurt) and mix them. Keep this mixture in the low flame for about 2 minutes. Add water to the pan along with salt and bring it to boil. 
  • Add soaked and drained rice and mix gently. 
  • Cover the pan and cook the rice in low flame for atleast 20 minutes. Using wooden Spatula gently mix the rice occasionally till all the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked and fluffy. For me it took exactly 20 minutes for the rice to cook with the vegetables. Switch off the flame.
  • The scrumptious Vegetable Pulao is ready to serve. You can serve with Raitha.

Notes

  • Please use the vegetables of your choice. I have used commonly used vegetables in this recipe. You can change them based on your preference. 
  • It's preferred to use Basmati Rice to make Pulao. But this can also be made using  conventional rice variety. Make sure that it's not over cooked. The rice should be fluffy for the Pulao

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Veg Pulao Recipe | Easy Vegetable Pulao
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 161 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 34mg1%
Potassium 165mg5%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this recipe?Mention @subbuskitchen or tag #subbuskitchen!
Subscribe to our YouTube ChannelSubscribe! to get Latest Subbuskitchen Video Recipes
Good PracticeAll the Images and videos are Copyright Protected. So please do not copy the content or images. If you want to use, please ask for it
Method with step by step Pictures :
  • Finely chop the onion and carrot and keep it aside. Dice the potato into medium sized cubes. Wash the Basmati Rice and soak it in the water. I used the measurement of 1:2 for water. (1 cup of rice = 2 cups of water).  You can soak now, as we can finish the preparation of masala in 10 minutes. Keep everything ready and soak the rice in the water.
  • Heat the Pan and add the Cooking Oil. Once the cooking oil is hot, add the masala ingredients one by one. (Bay Leaves, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cumin Seeds & Peppercorns). Also add onions and fry them till the onions become translucent.
  • Add Green chillies, Ginger-Garlic paste and sauté. With this add the fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves, Red chilli powder (optional – if you want a spicy version of thePulao), Coriander powder and Cumin powder and mix them well. Add the chopped vegetables of your choice (in our case – potato’s, carrot and green peas).
  • Also add curd (yoghurt) and mix them. Keep this mixture in the low flame for about 2 minutes. Add water to the pan along with salt and bring it to boil.
  • Add soaked and drained rice and mix gently.
  • Cover the pan and cook the rice in low flame for atleast 20 minutes. Using wooden Spatula gently mix the rice occasionally till all the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked and fluffy. For me it took exactly 20 minutes for the rice to cook with the vegetables. Switch off the flame.

The scrumptious Vegetable Pulao is ready to serve. You can serve with Raitha.

Vegetable Pulao
Vegetable Pulao
(Visited 6,659 times, 1 visits today)

Related Posts:

  • Instant Pot Palak Pulao Recipe | Spinach Pulao RecipeInstant Pot Palak Pulao Recipe | Spinach Pulao Recipe
  • Instant Pot Kadala Curry Recipe | Black Chickpeas Curry RecipeInstant Pot Kadala Curry Recipe | Black Chickpeas…
  • Instant Pot Carrot Halwa RecipeInstant Pot Carrot Halwa Recipe
  • Instant Pot Tomato Kurma Recipe | Thakkali Kurma for Idli-Dosa in Instant PotInstant Pot Tomato Kurma Recipe | Thakkali Kurma for…
  • Coriander Pulao | Kothamalli PulaoCoriander Pulao | Kothamalli Pulao
  • Instant Pot Rava Kichadi | Rava Kichadi in Instant PotInstant Pot Rava Kichadi | Rava Kichadi in Instant Pot
  • Instant Pot Bisibelabath | Bisibelabath RecipeInstant Pot Bisibelabath | Bisibelabath Recipe
  • Tamatar Pulao | Tomato Pulao Recipe | Tomato Rice Recipe in One-PotTamatar Pulao | Tomato Pulao Recipe | Tomato Rice…
  • Kids Lunch Box Recipes
  • Lunch Box Recipes
  • NorthIndian Dishes

Sowmya Venkatachalam

IT Engineer turned full time Food Blogger. I ♡ FOOD. I also love food blogging. Did you make a recipe? Tag @Subbusktichen on Instagram. I WANNA SEE!

6 Comments Hide Comments

Anonymous says:
November 21, 2012 at 4:55 am

its awesome

Reply
Anonymous says:
June 9, 2013 at 9:59 am

My own little adaptation tonight – without the yoghurt…Came out beautifully….Thanks

Reply
Anonymous says:
February 28, 2016 at 2:20 pm

Hi Mami Excellent recipes thanks a lot. But could you please avoid cooking in Non-stick pans, as it's one of the key ingredient to cause cancer.

Reply
catered ski chalets France says:
September 4, 2018 at 10:35 am

I truhly wanted to send a quick comment to be able
to thank you for those lovely facts you are sharing here.
My considerable internet investigation has finally been recognized with beneficial
congent to talk about with mmy co-workers. I woukd express that many of us
site visitors actually are definitely fortunate to
be in a fabulous network with very many perfect people ith good tricks.
I feel very fortunate to have come across your entire weblog and look forward to tons of more pleasurable minnutes reading here.
Thanks once more for a lot of things.

Reply
Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
September 5, 2018 at 10:37 pm

Glad to hear. Thanks

Reply
ayeswarya anandan says:
November 25, 2019 at 12:13 am

can u please add printable for this recipe

Reply

Add Your Comment Cancel reply

Recipe Rating




About Us

About Us

We love Cooking & Blogging. Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. The objective of this blog is to Inspire to Cook.

Categories

Breakfast Dishes

Breakfast Dishes

Indian Bread

Indian Bread

Kuzhambu

Kuzhambu

Rasam

Rasam

Rice varieties

Rice varieties

Snacks

Snacks

Sweet Varieties

Sweet Varieties

Veg Gravies

Veg Gravies

Popular Posts

  • Kerala Style Appam with Kadala CurryKerala Style Appam with Kadala Curry (6,307)
  • Upma Kozhukattai | Kara Pidi KozhukattaiUpma Kozhukattai | Kara Pidi Kozhukattai (3,173)
  • Tomato Dosa Recipe | Thakkali Dosai RecipeTomato Dosa Recipe | Thakkali Dosai Recipe (3,019)
  • Mor Kali (Mor Koozh) RecipeMor Kali (Mor Koozh) Recipe (2,964)
  • Keerai Molagootal Recipe | Spinach Lentil Curry RecipeKeerai Molagootal Recipe | Spinach Lentil Curry Recipe (2,606)

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required

Archives

Popular Tags

Accompaniment (24) Bachelor Recipes (184) Beat the Heat (37) Christmas (25) Desserts (30) Dinner Recipes (28) Diwali (35) Diwali popular sweets (29) Diwali Snacks (37) Diwali Sweets (79) Dosa Recipes (25) Dry Curries (49) easy Diwali Sweets (28) Easy Sweets and Snacks (25) Evening Tiffin (24) Festival Recipes (33) Healthy Recipes (158) Kids Lunch Box Recipes (43) Lunch Box Recipes (42) Lunch Menu Ideas (41) Milk Sweets (24) Millets Recipes (33) Navrathri (33) Neivedhyam Dishes (50) No Onion No Garlic Recipes (116) NorthIndian Dishes (70) Onam Special Recipes (33) Paneer Recipes (42) Party Recipes (43) Party Snack (28) Payasam (24) Potato Recipes (23) Potluck rice varieties (41) Quick and Easy Diwali Sweets & Snacks (29) Quick Breakfast Dishes (46) Restaurant Style Recipes (33) Sidedish for Breakfast (44) Signature Recipes (41) Spinach (29) Tea Time Snack (43) Traditional Breakfast Dishes (33) Traditional Diwali Recipes (24) Traditional Recipes (181) Travel Recipes (28) Video Recipes (253)

Tags

Accompaniment Bachelor Recipes Beat the Heat Christmas Desserts Dinner Recipes Diwali Diwali popular sweets Diwali Snacks Diwali Sweets Dosa Recipes Dry Curries easy Diwali Sweets Easy Sweets and Snacks Evening Tiffin Festival Recipes Healthy Recipes Kids Lunch Box Recipes Lunch Box Recipes Lunch Menu Ideas Milk Sweets Millets Recipes Navrathri Neivedhyam Dishes No Onion No Garlic Recipes NorthIndian Dishes Onam Special Recipes Paneer Recipes Party Recipes Party Snack Payasam Potato Recipes Potluck rice varieties Quick and Easy Diwali Sweets & Snacks Quick Breakfast Dishes Restaurant Style Recipes Sidedish for Breakfast Signature Recipes Spinach Tea Time Snack Traditional Breakfast Dishes Traditional Diwali Recipes Traditional Recipes Travel Recipes Video Recipes

Categories

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us

SUBBUSKITCHEN | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | © 2018 | MANAGED BY HOST MY BLOG

  • 732
  • 2