VEGETABLE RICE RECIPE, NO ONION NO GARLIC RECIPES

This vegetable rice is an easy and ideal one to pack for lunch box . Normally i make this during Monday mornings as it is quite lazy to get back into the normal after a weekend. I think most of us have this Monday blues!!. Vegetable Rice or Vegetable Biryani ( my son calls in this way) how ever you name it, it is one of the simplest one and made in a jiffy too. The best part is no need to grind any ingredients and is a simple one pot meal to have to Sunday Brunch too.

INGREDIENTS

BASMATI RICE	1 CUP
MIXED VEGGIES	1 CUP ( I used carrot,beans and peas)
RED CHILI POWDER	1/2 TSP
GARAM MASALA	1/4 TSP
CORIANDER POWDER	1/4 TSP
CORIANDER LEAVES(CHOPPED)	2 TBLSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
WATER	1 AND 1/2 CUP
OIL | GHEE	1 TBLSP

METHOD:

• Wash the rice and soak it in 1 and 1/2 cup water for 20 minutes.
• Chop the veggies finely.

• In a pressure cooker, add oil | ghee and add the finely chopped coriander leaves.
• Saute for few seconds and add the chopped veggies.

• Now add the red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt to it.
• Mix well.

• Now add the soaked rice along with the water and close the lid of the pressure cooker.

• Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
• Once done , fluff the rice with a fork .

• Serve with any raitha .I packed the lunch box with cucumber raitha.

Note:

1. Mint leaves can be added instead of coriander leaves.
2. You can add any veggies such as potato, cauliflower etc.
3. Even sometimes i add paneer too.
4. Frozen veggies can be used if you want to make this more easy.