Prawns Mutter Pulao

Ingredients
Cumin seed – 1 tsp
Few curry leaves
Onion – 2 medium size
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Green chilli slit open – 2
Tomatoes chopped medium – 2
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Roasted cumin powder – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala – ½ tsp
Few chopped coriander leaves
Rice – ½ kg
Water – double the quantity of rice
Juice of half lemon
Few prawns cleaned, washed and marinated in salt and turmeric powder

Method

Wash rice and soak in water for half an hour.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed.

When it splutters add few curry leaves and then onion and cook till it turns light brown in color. Add green chillies slit open and then tomatoes and cook till it is totally mashed up.

Add all the powdered masala, green peas, chopped coriander leaves and cook for a minute.

Add water double the quantity of rice and let it boil.

When it starts boiling, add juice of half lemon and soaked rice. Cook rice on a medium flame. When it is half done, add marinated prawns. Slow the flame and mix well and let the rice cook fully.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

White Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Ingredients
Basmati rice - 250 gm
onion - 1
bay leaf - 1
cinnamon stick - 1
cloves - 2 to 3
cumin seed - 1 tsp
black cardamom - 1
green cardamom - 1
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
green chilli - 2 to 3
mixed vegetables - carrot, corn, french beans, green peas boiled
juice of half lemon
salt as per taste
few corriander leaves

Method
Soak rice in water for half an hour and then cook till 80 percent done. The water for cooking should be double the quantity of rice and also add lemon juice to it for tanginess as we are not adding tomatoes and lemon juice also helps the rice in making white.
In another pan heat oil and add cumin seed, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, green and black cardamom and saute for few seconds. Then add onion, green chillies and saute till onions become translucent.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds till the raw smell goes. Add all the vegetables, mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes till the veggies become tender. Add rice to it and mix it gently. Cook for two minutes on a low flame. Serve hot.

Mutter Paneer Pulao

Ingredients
rice - 1/2 kg
green peas - 100 gm
paneer cubes - 100 gm
onion - 1
tomato - 2
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
bay leaf - 1
cumin seed - 1 tsp
red chilli powder - 2 tsp
corriander powder - 2 tsp
garam masala - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
salt as per taste
juice of half lemon
corriander leaves for garnishing

Method

Soak rice in water for half an hour.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed and bay leaf. when it splutters add onion and fry till light golden brown in color. Then add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds. Then add tomatoes and cook till it is mashed up.
Add all the powdered masala and stir fry for few seconds. Add green peas, salt, juice of half lemon and water (double the quantity of rice) and corriander leaves.
Let it boil.
Drain water from the rice and put it in the boiling water. When the rice is half cooked. Add paneer cubes and gently mix. Slow the flame and cook till rice is very well cooked. Serve hot with korma.

Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Ingredients
1/2 kg of rice soaked in water for half an hour.
onion - 1 big
ginger garlic paste -2 tsp
tomato - 3
corriander powder - 1tsp
cumin powder - 1 tsp
cumin seed - 1 tsp
bay leaf - 1
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
juice of half lemon
mixed raw vegetable - 250 gm
few corriander and mint leaves for garnishing
water - double the quantity of rice for cooking


Method
Heat oil in a pan along with ghee/butter. Add cumin seeds. when it splutter add bay leaf and then onions and saute till it turns golden brown in color. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes, then add tomatoes and saute for few minutes.
Add all the powder masala and mixed vegetable and stir well. Cook for few minutes and then add water double the quantity of rice. Add juice of half lemon and corriander and mint leaves and leave it to boil.
When it starts boiling add  rice and cook on a medium flame till done. Keep on stirring in between till done.
Serve hot with pickle and raita.