Name: Pulao recipe | Veg pulao recipe | Vegetable pulao | pulav recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1½ cups basmati rice ((aged rice)); 2 tablespoons oil (or ghee); 1 medium onion (thinly sliced); 2 green chilies (slit or as needed); 1 to 1½ cups mix vegetables (chopped (carrots, beans, peans, potatoes)); salt (as needed); 2 ½ cups water (for pressure cooker ( 2¾ cups for pot, 1¾ cups for Instant pot)); 3 tablespoons mint ((or pudina, finely chopped) (or coriander leaves)); 1½ teaspoons ginger garlic paste; 1 bay leaf ((or tej patta)); 1 star anise ((or chakri phool)); 1 strand mace ((or javithri , large strand)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon shahi jeera ((or caraway seeds) (or jeera - cumin)); 4 green cardamoms ((or elaichi)); 6 cloves ((or laung)); 2 inch cinnamon ((or dalchini)); 1 small piece nut meg ((or jaiphal) (optional)); ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds powder ((or saunf powder - optional)); 2 pinches stone flower ((or dagad phool - optional))