Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao
Vegetable Pulao

This is it! The meal of all meals, the ultimate rice dish: the Vegetable Pulao! You will often hear people using the word pulao to describe this dish. Some people say there is a difference between the two, some people say they’re fundamentally the same, but now present regional differences. Either way, the dish is fragrant and fabulous, like most Indian dishes, and is made using only one pot, which is pretty cool, if you want my opinion!

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Try these other wonderful Indian recipes: Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautéed Eggplant), Mung Bean Curry, Curry Fried Potatoes with Heirloom Tomato Sauce.

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Vegetable Pulao

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 6 green cardamom pods, cracked open
  • 5 cloves
  • 4 star anise pods
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
  • 1 whole nutmeg seed, smashed
  • 2 jalapeño peppers, cut in half
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • 5 cups mixed vegetables (here I had potatoes, carrots, greens beans, and sweet peas)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, minced
  • 2 tablespoons garam masala
  • 4 1/2 cups basmati rice, rinsed and drained

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large oven-roof soup pot with a lid, or large Dutch oven, heat the coconut oil over medium-high heat. Add the cardamom pods, cloves, star anise pods, cinnamon, nutmeg, and jalapeño peppers, and sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Add the onion and the bay leaf, and sauté until the onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the turmeric and sea salt, and continue cooking for two more minutes.

Add the vegetables, garlic-ginger paste, 6 cups water, coconut milk, cilantro, and garam masala, and bring to a boil. Taste the broth and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Add the rice and return to a boil while stirring. Cover, transfer to the oven, and cook for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let steam 10 minutes. Serve with fresh cilantro, raita, and other curries.

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Pulao aux légumes

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 tasse d’huile de coconut
  • 6 gousses de cardamome verte, ouvertes
  • 5 clous de girofle
  • 4 gousses d’anis étoilé
  • 1 bâton de cannelle, coupé en deux
  • 1 noix de muscade, écrasée
  • 2 piments jalapeño, coupés en deux
  • 1 oignon moyen, coupé en dés
  • 1 feuille de laurier
  • 1/2 c. à thé de poudre de curcuma
  • 1 c. à soupe de sel de mer
  • 5 tasses de légumes mélangés (j’utilise habituellement des pommes de terre, des carottes, des fèves vertes (en saison) et des pois verts)
  • 1 c. à soupe de pâte gingembre et ail
  • 6 tasses d’eau
  • 1 boîte de lait de coconut
  • 1/2 botte de coriandre fraîche, émincée
  • 2 c. à soupe de garam masala
  • 4 1/2 tasses de riz basmati, rincé et égoutté

Instructions

Préchauffer le four à 400°. Dans une grande soupière allant au four ou une cocotte, faire chauffer l’huile de coconut à feu moyen-élevé. Ajouter les gousses de cardamome, les clous de girofle, l’anis étoilé, la cannelle, la muscade, et les piments jalapeño, et faire revenir pendant 2 minutes.

Ajouter les oignons et la feuille de laurier, et faire revenir jusqu’à ce que l’oignon soit translucide, environ 4 minutes. Ajouter le curcuma et le sel de mer, et continuer de cuire pendant deux minutes de plus.

Ajouter les légumes, la pâte de gingembre et ail, 6 tasses d’eau, le lait de coconut, la coriandre, et le garam masala, et porter à ébullition. Goûter et ajuster les saveurs, au besoin. Ajouter le riz et porter à ébullition à nouveau. Couvrir, placer au four et cuire pendant 45 minutes. Retirer du four et laisser reposer, couvert, pendant 10 minutes. Servir avec de la coriandre fraîche, de la raita et différents currys, si désiré.

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