{"id":45,"date":"2026-09-29T16:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:19:15","slug":"vegetable-pulao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/vegetable-pulao\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetable Pulao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whole spices perfume this one-pot basmati rice dish, while carrots, peas and beans add color and sweetness. A short rest after cooking helps the grains firm up before fluffing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cuisine:<\/strong> Indian | <strong>Prep:<\/strong> 15 minutes | <strong>Cook:<\/strong> 25 minutes | <strong>Yield:<\/strong> 4 servings<\/p>\n<p>Additional soak: 20 minutes; rest: 10 minutes. Preparation overlaps with soaking.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>250 g basmati rice<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp ghee or neutral oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>3 green cardamom pods, lightly cracked<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves<\/li>\n<li>1 small cinnamon stick<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp grated ginger<\/li>\n<li>1 carrot, diced<\/li>\n<li>75 g green beans, cut into 1 cm pieces<\/li>\n<li>75 g peas<\/li>\n<li>425 ml water<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 tsp fine salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Method<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Rinse rice until the water is mostly clear. Soak for 20 minutes, then drain well. Prepare the vegetables while it soaks.<\/li>\n<li>Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan with a tight lid. Add cumin, bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add onion and cook for 5\u20136 minutes until lightly golden. Add ginger, carrot, beans and peas; cook for 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add drained rice and gently stir for 1 minute. Pour in water and add salt; bring to a boil.<\/li>\n<li>Cover, reduce heat to the lowest setting and cook for 12 minutes without lifting the lid. Remove from heat and rest, covered, for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Fluff gently with a fork and remove the visible whole spices before serving. Allow about 55 minutes overall, including soaking and resting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Cook\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n<p>Rice brands and pans absorb water differently. If the rice is still firm when you check after resting, sprinkle with 2 tbsp hot water and steam covered over low heat for a few more minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whole spices perfume this one-pot basmati rice dish, while carrots, peas and beans add color and sweetness. A short rest after cooking helps the grains firm up before fluffing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/48"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}