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Instant Pot Veg Pulao Recipe (Fluffy, Fragrant Vegetable Pulao in IP)
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Instant Pot Veg Pulao Recipe (Fluffy, Fragrant Vegetable Pulao in IP)

Instant Pot Vegetable Pulao Recipe - This is vegan, Gluten free, healthy veg pulao made in IP.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 servings
Calories 360kcal
Author Kanan

Ingredients

For making pastes:

  • ½ inch Ginger chopped
  • 2 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 2 green chili chopped
  • 1 medium Tomato roughly chopped

For Instant Pot Veg Pulao Recipe:

  • 1 cup Basmati rice
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 2 Cloves
  • 4 Black peppercorns
  • 2 Green cardamoms
  • 1 Black cardamom
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • ½ cup Red onion chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
  • 1 ½ cups Total Chopped vegetables (I used following)
  • ¼ cup Carrot
  • ¼ cup Green beans (French beans)
  • ¼ cup Sweet corn kernels
  • ¼ cup Green peas
  • ¼ cup Capsicum (Green bell pepper)
  • ¼ cup Potatoes
  • 2 tablespoon Mint leaves finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon juice

Instructions

Preparation:

  • Prepare the coarse paste of ginger, garlic and green chili in the blender using pulse button. Remove and keep it aside.
  • In the same jar, make puree of tomatoes. Keep it aside.
  • Also chop the veggies and keep them ready.
  • Wash the rice under running water or rinse them. If you want you can soak them for 5-10 minutes, this is optional.

Making Vegetable Pulao in Instant Pot:

  • Start the IP with saute mode.
  • Once hot add oil, cumin seeds and whole spices. Saute for a minute or till spices are fragrant.
  • Mix in chopped onions and prepared ginger, garlic, green chili paste. Cook for couple of minutes or till onions are soft.
  • Mix in tomato puree and cook till it thickens slightly.
  • Add all the veggies, cilantro, mint leaves, salt, spice powders (turmeric powder, garam masala, kasoori methi). Mix and cook for a minute.
  • Mix in washed rice saute for couple of minutes. Then add water and lemon juice.
  • Cook on manual for 5 minutes then NPR for 5 minutes and do QPR.
  • Once you open the lid, let the pulao rest for 5-10 minutes, after that fluff up, mix and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 60.9g | Protein: 6.8g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 409mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 4.1g | Sugar: 4.1g | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2.3mg
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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