Nepalese Vegetable Pulao

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups basmati rice
• 1/3 teaspoon cumin seed, to your desire
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, to your desire
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 whole cloves
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced
• 3 green chilies, sliced in half
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 large tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup green peas
• salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• salt

Recipe

• 1 rinse rice thoroughly, and then soak it in water for about 45 minutes.
• 2 heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, and add cumin seeds, allowing them to heat until they begin to change color.
• 3 then add turmeric, bay leaf, cloves cardamom pods and cinnamon.
• 4 then add ginger, garlic and chilies.
• 5 cook on medium heat for just a minute.
• 6 next, add the onion, tomato and green peas, and cook for 3 minutes.
• 7 now, drain the water from rice and add rice, stirring gently for a minute to combine thoroughly.
• 8 add 2 and 1/2 cup of water, and add salt to taste.
• 9 cook on high heat, stirring gently but continuously.
• 10 when water is almost absorbed, add lemon juice.
• 11 lower your heat, cover the pan, and allow it to continue cooking for approximately 7 minutes or so, until the rice is completely cooked.
• 12 serve immediately.