Mugalai Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients

• • Basmati rice - 1 cup
• • Carrots (cut into long pieces) - ¼ cup
• • Beans (cut into long pieces) - ¼ cup
• • Fruits (diced, fresh, pineapple, ripe mango and apple) - ½ cup
• • Cashew nuts - 2 teaspoons
• • Raisins - 2 teaspoons
• • Butter - 1 tablespoon
• • Ghee/Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Cloves - 2
• • Cardamoms - 2
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• • Salt - as required

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Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Coconut (fresh, grated) - 1 tablespoon
• • Cashew nuts - 1 tablespoon
• • Poppy seeds - ½ tablespoon
• • Garlic - 4 flakes
• • Green chillies - 6
• • Ginger - ½ inch piece
• • Coriander seeds - 1 ½ teaspoons

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Method

• 1. Cook rice and allow it to cool.
• 2. Separate the grains.
• 3. Cook beans and carrots separately.
• 4. Heat oil, add masala spices and then ground masala.
• 5. Fry till raw smell goes in medium flame.
• 6. Add beans and carrots.
• 7. Stir in rice and fry for few minutes.
• 8. Remove from heat and add diced fruits.
• 9. Fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and pour over.
• 10. Mix butter and serve hot.