Microwave Vegetable Pulao Recipe | Easy Veg Pulav in 20 minutes
This simple microwave recipe creates a delicious vegetable pulao, featuring fluffy rice and perfectly cooked vegetables.
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Servings: 3 People
Calories: 346kcal
Cost: Rs 100
Equipment
- 1 microwave-save handi with lid and handle
- 1 Chopping Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 cup / bowl for measuring rice and water
Ingredients
- 200 g Basmati rice one cup
- 2 cup water same cup used for measurement of rice and water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon unflavored vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
Vegetables
- 1 carrot medium, thin slice
- 3 french beans small pieces
- ½ cup green peas
- 2 green chilies slice
Whole Spices
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 green cardamom
- 5 clove
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 cinnamon stick small
- 6 black pepper
Spices
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon sahi garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- First, rinse basmati rice under running water until the water runs clear, usually two to three times.
- Then, soak the rice in water for 30 minutes before cooking; this step is essential, but don't soak it for too long.
- After soaking, drain the rice and throw away the water.
- For this recipe, I used sliced carrots, small carrot cubes, small pieces of green beans, fresh green peas, and sliced green chilies. You can prepare these vegetables while the rice is soaking.
- To cook the pulao, use a microwave-safe bowl with a lid.
- Add two teaspoons of oil to the bowl and heat it in the microwave on high for 30 seconds.
- Remove the bowl, then add whole spices for tempering: a bay leaf, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, green cardamom, and whole black peppercorns. Cook these in the microwave on high for one minute.
- Next, add the chopped vegetables - carrot, french beans, green peas, green chilies to the bowl and cook them on high in the microwave for two minutes.
- Now, add the soaked rice and mix everything well.
- Cook the rice and vegetable mixture in the microwave on high for one minute, then take it out.
- Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Stir in half a teaspoon of black pepper powder.
- You can also add a teaspoon of sugar if you like, as it helps balance the flavors.
- Next, add half a teaspoon of sahi garam masala powder, followed by one teaspoon of ginger paste and one teaspoon of ghee.
- Mix everything together thoroughly.
- Now, pour in two cups of hot water, keeping in mind that for every cup of basmati rice, you'll need two cups of water, measured with the same cup.
- Place the bowl, uncovered, into the microwave and cook on high for five minutes.
- Take the bowl out, stir it for even cooking, then cover it again to continue cooking.
- Now, microwave the dish on high for 8-9 minutes with the lid on.
- Keep the bowl covered for 2-3 minutes before opening the lid.
- Your vegetable pulao cooked in a microwave is now ready to enjoy.
Notes
Top Tips!
- For this recipe, I used aged, fragrant, whole-grain basmati rice. You can easily substitute this with other types of rice, such as Gobindobhog rice or Tulaipanji rice from Bengal, or Indrayani rice from Maharashtra.
- I included fresh vegetables such as carrots, French beans, and green peas. Feel free to use frozen vegetables instead, or add other options like bell peppers, capsicum, mushrooms, sweet corn, or baby corn.
- I prepared this dish using a combination of oil and ghee, but you can opt for either oil or ghee alone.
- Good-quality whole spices are essential for a fragrant pulao. In my cooking, bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, and whole black pepper are a must for pulao, though you can adjust these to your liking.
- You can easily make perfect, fluffy, and flavorful pulao in a microwave if you follow my recipe. The aged, long-grain basmati rice I used required a 1:2 rice-to-water ratio. However, this ratio might change if you use a different type of rice, ranging from 1:1.5 to 1:2.5.
- Keep in mind that microwave recipes are typically straightforward, and this microwave vegetable pulao recipe is no exception.
Nutrition
Serving: 319g | Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 903mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3609IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 3mg
