Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao direct from the pot 

Ingredients:

1. 2 cup basmati rice (soaked for 1 hour - optional)
2. 3 onions medium sized ( cut length wise)
3. 1 carrot diced
4. 1/4 cup peas
5. 1/4 cup capsicum (green, red, yellow, orange - which ever you have)
6. 1/4 cup French beans
7. ----( vegetables can be of your choice)
8. 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
9. 2 green chili slit
10. 1 tsp garam masala
11. pinch of turmeric
12. salt to taste
13. 2 tbsp oil
14. Boiling water 4 cups (1 extra cup of  water if needed)
15. Dry Masala -  1/2 '' Cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 4-5 peppercorns, 1 tsp cumin jeera, 1 masala elaichi (cardamom) , 1-2 Bay leaf

Procedure:

1. In a pot add oil when heated add all dry masala fry for few seconds
2. Then add onions and a little salt, fry well for 7-8 min or till onions are light brown.
3. then add Ginger garlic paste,chili, turmeric, fry for another minute
4. Now add all vegetable and fry for another 3-4 min.
5. Add rice and give a nice stir.
6. Add boiling water 4 cups.
7. Stir again 
8. Let it cook for 7-8 minutes. ( unless rice is cooked)
9. Add water if needed (Depends on type of rice and its water requirement to cook)
10. Serve with Yougurt /  papad /  pickle / salad / koshimbir (onion tomato salad with yogurt)
11. ( I have also added Paneer cubes in it at the time of adding vegetables)

Raw Banana Pattice

Ingredients:

1. 4 Raw banana Peeled-> chopped-> boiled in water for 2-3 min
2. 1 boiled potato medium sized
3. 1tsp cumin
4. 1 tsp garam masala
5. 2 green chili chopped
6. 1/2 tsp amchur powder (optional)-> raw mango powder 
7. salt to taste
8. oil for shallow fry, can also do deep fry
9. 1/2 cup semolina (or poha powder-> i grind the poha in grinder)

Procedure:

1. Mash cooked banana and potatoes together with a fork
2. Add salt , green chili, cumin, amchur powder, garam masala and mix well
3. make small medium sized pattice or tikki
4. Roll them in semolina before frying
5. Shallow fry on pan or deep fry
6. Serve with tomato ketchup or any chutney