Vegetable Pulao with soya chunks

Ingredients:

1. 3 cups of basmathi rice serves for 4 to 5

2. Pudina leaves (mint leaves): 1 cup finely chopped.

3. Coriander leaves: ½ cup finely chopped.

4. Coconut grated : ¼ cup

5. Green or red chillies according to the spice needed.

6.       Ginger  ¼ inch.

7.       2 garlic cloves.

8.       Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, kalluvu, ananas flower,  all  1  spoon. (if you increase servings add accordingly)

9.       1 small tomato chopped.

10.   2 table spoons of ghee for frying.

11.    1 small onion, chopped.

12.   Tej patta 2-3.

13.   3-4 types of vegetables.

14.   Water and salt to taste.

How to make it:

1.       Soak rice for 10 min in water. Drain it and keep it aside.

2.       Grind  all the ingredients as in no  2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. And 9. In the above row.

3.       Take a cooker and add ghee , add onion, saute it till it turns golden brown.

4.       Add tej patta.

5.       Add the grounded paste to it. Saute and leave for 5 min.

6.       Add rice and vegetables. Saute it.

7.       Add salt and saute .

8.       Add 2 measures of water for 1 measure of rice.

9.       Pressure cook . Switch of for three whistles.

10.   Serve hot with curd raita.