Vegetable Pilau Rice

Name: Vegetable Pilau Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 serving
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice; 1 onion; ½ teaspoon whole cumin seeds; 3 black cardamoms; 15 whole cloves; 20 whole black peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 2- inches cinnamon stick; 1 ½ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 cup green peas; 4.23 ounces carrots; 2 ¾ cups hot boiling water

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
8
Calories
158 kcal
Course
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine
Pakistani

Vegetable Pilau Rice

Liam Rios

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Vegetable pilau rice is a one-pot rice dish that not only is easy to make, but it is also tasty and versatile. You can pair the rice with delicious curries, or just have it as is.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 cups basmati rice wash and soak in water one hour before cooking.
1 onion finely chopped.
½ teaspoon whole cumin seeds.
3 black cardamoms.
15 whole cloves.
20 whole black peppercorns.
2 bay leaves.
2- inches cinnamon stick.
1 ½ teaspoon salt.
3 tablespoons cooking oil.
1 cup green peas frozen or fresh.
4.23 ounces carrots diced.
2 ¾ cups hot boiling water from the kettle.

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Instructions

Wash and rinse the rice. Then soak it in plenty of water. Make sure the grains submerged in the water. Set it aside.
Fry the chopped onion in a cooking pot until translucent and light golden in colour.
Put in the rest of the spices, i.e. cumin seeds, cardamoms, cloves, black peppercorns, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks and salt. Give it a stir and let it cook for a minute until it gives an aroma.
Then add in the salt, green peas and carrots. Stir it gently and let it fry for a minute or two before adding water. Let it cook and simmer until the water looks cloudy and the veggies are cooked.
Drain the rice and add it to the stock.
Cook at medium-high heat until all the water evaporates.
When all the water has gone, and the rice looks almost done but still firm, put the lid on and cook at low heat to steam. It usually takes about 2-3 minutes to steam the rice. Once you can see the steam come out of the pan, your vegetable pilau rice is ready.

Notes

The longer you simmer the vegetable, the more savoury you get in the stock.
You can take the spices out of the stock before adding the rice if you prefer.
Take care not to overcook the rice. Otherwise, the grains will go mushy.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1g Calories 158kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 6g (9%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Sodium 451mg (19%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 2g (4%)