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Healthy Veg Brown Rice Pulao {Pressure Cooker + Instant Pot}

Veg Brown Rice Pulao is a simple recipe of brown Rice cooked with a variety of vegetables and is a healthy twist to classical White rice Pulao. Flavored with Indian spices and tempered in ghee, each bite of this Brown Rice Pilaf is bursting with deliciousness.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 195 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine: Indian , International

Ingredients

  • 2 large onion
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • ½ cup peas
  • 5-6 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup cauliflower
  • 1.75 cups brown rice (raw)
  • 5-6 cups water three times of rice
  • 2 teaspoon desi ghee
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1 big black cardamom optional
  • 2 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoon haldi powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garm Masala
  • 2 teaspoon jeera
  • salt as per taste

Instructions

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  1. Gather all the veggies and brown rice. Soak brown rice in warm/hot water for about 20 min. Wash vegetables under running water.
  2. Chop veggies as you like it in small or large chunks.
  3. Take pressure cooker and add 2 teaspoon desi ghee. Add bay leaf, black cardamom. I was short for other spices, you may add cloves, black pepper etc. Once its aromatic, add Jeera. As it splutters, add Chopped garlic. (you may grate it even)
  4. Add onions. Once they are transparent add green chilly and tomatoes.
  5. Add spices like red chilly, haldi and garm masala. Add salt and vegetables like cauliflower, beans, carrots.
  6. Mix well and add peas.. Make sure to remove the rice from water in which they were soaked.
  7. Add water to rice in the ratio 2.5:1. So , one portion of rice and three portion of water. Add more salt and mix well.
  8. Put the lid on and give a pressure of 2 whistles on full. Simmer for 15 min. Don't release the pressure. Let it cool off itself and open 15-20 min after it cools off.
  9. The Veg Brown Rice Pulao are ready. Serve with your choice of chutney, Papad and dahi!

Notes

  • Steps for Instant Pot Brown Rice
  • Use saute mode in instant pot. Add oil/ ghee and spice it up. Saute all vegetables. It takes about 3-5 min. Next, add spices, salt and brown rice to the pot and stir it around for a minute or two to toast the rice slightly. Add water and Cook on high pressure mode for about 20 min. Once the cooking cycle is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally.
  • Brown rice is surely not as delicious as you find the white rice. Its your choice to make: healthy food or food for tongue!
  • Brown rice doesn't go well with curries like its counter parts. You will slowly adapt to its taste and then you may experiment it with gravy dishes.
  • To begin with, its chewy and doesn't feel sweet as in the case of White rice. It would be better to start cooking it as a Pulao or Khichdi mixed with vegetables of your choice and team it with Dahi , papad and salad.
  • Cooking time of brown rice is more than the white rice. Cooking time generally depends more on the variety / brand. In general, you may soak it for at least 30 min- 1 hour (in hot water for better results). Add around 2.5-3 times the water. So for one bowl of raw rice, 2.5-3 bowls of water. The rice-water ration depends on the brand. I have used India Gate Brown Rice and my soak time was 30 min, rice-water ratio was 1-2.
  • They will not be cooked in 1-2 whistles. Give them 2 whistles on full and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  • Don't release the pressure. Let it cool itself and open it after cooling off for about 5 min.
  • One may use a non-stick pan but it takes quite a long time to cook rice.