Easy to make and delicious to devour. We've got you the perfect sehri recipe. Tasty, spicy, full of veggies pulao is just the thing you want to have for sehri. So do try this and let me know in the comments how it turned out.
*Zeeraga samba rice- 2 cups
*Oil- 1/2 cup
*Onion- 2 (medium sized, cut into slices)
*Tomatoes- 4 (medium sized,Chopped)
*Mixed vegetables of your choice- 2 cups
*Ginger-garlic paste- 2 tbsp
*Chopped coriander leaves- 1 tbsp
*Chopped mint leaves- 1 tbsp
*Juice of 1 lemon
*Curd- 1 cup
*Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
*Salt- to taste
*Cinnamon- 3 1'' sticks
*Green cardamom- 3 nos
*Cloves- 3 nos
*Garam masala powder- 1/4 tsp
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PROCEDURE:
*Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
*Add the whole spices and fry for a minute.
*Now add chopped onions and cook till translucent.
*Add mint leaves and fry again.
*Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute.
*Add the chopped veggies, add salt and chilli powder.
*Cook on a high flame for 2 or 3 minutes.
*Add chopped tomatoes, curd, lemon juice, coriander leaves and mix well.
*Add 1 cup water and mix well.
*Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
*Set it aside.
*Take 5 cups of water in a wide vessel, add salt to taste.
*Allow it to come to a rolling boil.
*Rice should be washed and soaked for a minimum of 30 mins.
*Now drain the water and add the rice to the boiling water.
*Keep stirring once or twice.
*Cook till the rice is 70% cooked.
*Now drain in a colander.
*Take a wide bottomed vessel and pour half of the cooked veggies.
*Pour the drained rice over it.
*Now pour the remaining cooked veggies over it.
*Mix the rice and veggies gently, so that they combine.
*At the same time, take care that the rice doesn't break and also doesn't overcook.
*The last thing you would want is to eat mushy pulao in sehri, so take care to not overcook.
*Keep an old tawa on a high flame, place the pulao vessel over it, cover it with a tight lid.
*After 5 mins lower the flame.
*After 10 mins switch off the flame.
*Serve hot with dahi chutney, raita and boiled eggs. Enjoyy!
