Mixed Veg Pilaf

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
2 cups rice1 cup mixed vegetables4 Lg potatoes, halfed1 tbsp salt1 tbsp oil1/4 cup onion, sliced thin1 tsp cumin seeds3 cinnamon sticks1 tsp clove, whole3 cardamom pods6 peppercorns, black1/4 cup tomato, chopped1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped1/2 tsp turmeric2 tsp chili powder, level1 tsp garam masala1 tbsp ginger garlic paste3 cups of water (give or take)2 tsp ghee
Directions
Put oil in pressure cooker, add half of the sliced onion, add the cumin seeds, clove, cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, cardamom, and braise until onion is glassy. Add turmeric, chili powder, garam masala and giner garlic. Add a little water and mix. Add mixed veg, potato, tomato and cilantro. Add a little more water and mix. Add washed rice and then enough water for the pilaf to cook in the pressure cooker. Cook 15 minutes in pressure cooker.

Meanwhile, add rest of onion and add the ghee in a frying pan and braise onion until golden brown. Remove from heat. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

Put Pilaf into a baking dish and add onion and ghee on top. Bake, covered, for about 30 minutes. Check at 20 minutes. Water should be gone and only oil bubbling on the sides.

Makes about 10 one cup servings.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KJITHOO.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 189.3
  • Total Fat: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 2.4 mg
  • Sodium: 787.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 42.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g

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