You can easily make this vegetable pulao recipe in the Instant pot or pressure cooker. This tastes best with the tomato curry or you can enjoy this as a perfect weeknight dinner with some yogurt, pickle, and papad. I don’t know about you but I always end up making some variation of veg pulao whenever I am stuck for choices, or in no mood to cook elaborate meals. Since the time I got the Instant Pot, making these family favourite one-pot dinners have become easier than ever before.
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Mixed Vegetable Pulao in Instant Pot
When it comes to convenient meals I prefer to use my Instant pot. Because that means no more messy kitchen and faster cooking. This delicious Instant pot veg pulao is one such one pot meal. This is one of most popular rice dish and there are so many variations of this simple and easy Indian dinner recipe. Talking about variations, there are many variations of pulao and many names, Vegetable Pulao, Veg pulav or Indian Pulao. You can also use a variety of vegetables as per seasons to make this You can also use the same pulao recipe and make this mix veg pulao a Pressure cooker. Many of you asked about cooking Indian food in Instant Pot. It can slow cook, roast, saute, pressure cook with many more functions. Most of the Indian dishes that can be cooked in the pressure cooker can be cooked in the Instant pot as well.
I hope I have answered the main query regarding cooking Indian food in the Instant Pot, let’s talk about the Instant Pot veg pulao recipe. It is a nourishing, quick and easy vegetable rice recipe you can make in 20 minutes. All you need to make pulao is a few vegetables and a good quality fragrant basmati rice.
Difference between Pulao and Pilaf
In middle eastern cuisine, there is an almost similar rice dish is known as pilaf. The only difference is the Pilaf is cooked in stock instead of water and no red chilli is used. Also, the Veg pulao is made with basmati rice and mixed vegetables it is naturally gluten-free. If you substitute ghee or oil it becomes a completely vegan recipe.
Vegetable Pulao Ingredients
If you have one or two odd pieces of carrots, potatoes, zucchini or such veggie in the fridge the pulao is one of the best rice recipes you can make. But following are traditional ingredients for the vegetable pulao recipes. Rice: Basmati rice is best for making pulao. I usually use long grain basmati. But if do not have basmati rice you can use any variety that is not sticky. Adjust the amount of water in this recipe as per the type of rice used. Vegetables: You can use an assortment of mixed vegetables like onion, ginger and green chillies, green Peas, green beans chopped, potato cubed, carrots etc. Spices and Seasonings: Salt to taste, cumin seeds /jeera, bay leaf, Cloves, Cinnamon, Star anise, Red chilli powder, garam masala powder Oil or Ghee to cook Pulao
How to Make Vegetable Pulao in Instant Pot
Instant Pot Veg Pulao - Recipe Notes
You can substitute the vegetables as per availability, I used most common vegetables like carrots, peas, green beans, cauliflower etc.I used pressure cooker mode on Instant Pot. If you wish you can use preset Rice cooking on Instant Pot.Instead of using white basmati rice you can use brown Basmati rice for making pulao. Adjust the amount of water as per type of rice you are using.
What To Serve with Veg Pulao
You can serve this veg pulao with Veg Kurma and Boondi raita. For an elaborate meal, you can serve any dry vegetable like Aloo Bhindi.
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