Ingredients

1 cup washed mint (pudina) leaves
1 Tomato
1 bowl diced vegetables (potato, french beans, carrot, cauliflower)
1 tej patta
1-2 badi elaichi
4-5 black pepper
2-3 cloves
1-2 pods of garlic
1 inch ginger
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 cup basmati rice
1 tbsp butter/ghee

Method

1. Wash the rice properly and soak it some water.
2. Now in a grinder, grind the mint leaves, tomatoes, garlic and ginger to form a smooth paste
3. In a pressure cooker heat the ghee/butter and add the whole dry masalas.
4. Roast for 1 min and then add the paste and mix properly. Now add the powder masalas.
5. Saute for 3-4 min and then add the diced vegetables and rice.

6. Add 2 cups of water in the cooker and salt as per taste.
7. If you want, you can also add few whole mint leaves at this point.
8. Close the lid and let the rice cook for 2 whistles. After 2 whistles close the flame.
9. Once all the steam drains out of the cooker open the lid. You yummy mint pulao is ready to serve.

Ingredients
2 bowl Basmati Rice
2 Onions 
1 Potato
250 gm Cauliflowers
2 Capsicums
2 Carrots
100 gm Cabbage
1/2 bowl Green Peas
1/2 bowl Soy Nuggets (Nutrella)
1/2 bowl Dry Fruits (Cashewnuts, Almonds)
1 tsp Biryani Masala
1/2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
Salt to taste
1/2  bowl Oil

Method
1. Cut all the vegetables in length and soak the Nutrella in water.
2. Now in a Pan add 3-4 tbsp Oil and let it heat. Fry the Cashewnuts and Almonds till golden brown and keep aside.
3. In a bowl add the Onions and mix well with salt and Turmeric powder. Now put this onions in the pan and fry well till they are golden brown and keep aside
4. Similarly fry all the vegetables one by one and remove and keep them aside.
5. Now in a Pressure cooker, take some oil and add the cumin seeds.
6. Now add the rice along with the biryani and pav bhaji masala and mix well.
7. Fry the rice with masalas for 2-3 min stirring it properly.
8. Now add all the fried vegetables , dry fruits, Nutrella and green peas expect Onions to the rice and mix well.
9. Now add 4 bowls of water to the rice and mix well. Add salt as per taste.
10. Pressure cook the rice on high flame. After 2 whistles close the flame and let the rice rest.
11. After 15- 20 min, open the lid and now add the fried Onions and mix it with the Biryani with very light hand.
12. Your Vegetable Biryani is ready to eat.

Ingredients

1 cup Moong Dal

1 cup Rice

1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin) seeds

1/2 tsp Haldi (Turmeric) powder

1/4 tsp Hing ( Asafoetida) powder

1/2 tsp Garlic Paste

1 tbsp Desi Ghee

Salt to taste

Few Coriander leaves

Method

1. In a hot pan dry roast the rice and dal for 2 min.

2. Now in Pressure Cooker, heat the ghee and then add the jeera seeds.

3. Once the jeera crackle, add the hing and garlic paste. Sauté for half a min and then add the roasted rice and dal.

4. Now add 3 cups of water and remaining ingredients and mix well.

5. Close the lid and pressure cook on high flame till 3 whistles.

6. After three whistles close the flame. Serve hot with pickle or curd.

This dish is a saviour. There are times when you dont feel like standing long hours and rolling those chapatis. But at the same time want to make a nutritional meal with dal and vegetables.
In these situations you can make this vegetable khichadi. Sometimes i even put all the leftover sabzis in it to consume them.

Ingredinets
1 Cup rice
1/2 cup Tur Dal (Yellow Lentils)
1 chopped Onion
1 Chopped Tomato
2 cups of diced vegetables (Cauliflower, Carrots, Bottle Gaurd, Green Peas, capsicums, potatoes)
1/2 tsp haldi
1 tsp Red Chilly powder
1 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Sambhar Masala (Optional)
1 Lemon
2 tsp Ghee
1/2 tsp Hing
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Salt to taste


Method
1. Wash and soak the Rice and Dal in a vessel
2. In a Pressure cooker heat the ghee and then add the cumin seeds and hing
3. Now add the chopped onions and fry for 1 min.
4. Now add the tomatoes and other diced vegetables
5. Add all the masalas and Mix well.
6. Cook for 2-3 Min and then add the soaked Rice and Dal.
7. Add 3 to 4 cups of water and salt to taste.
8. Now pressure cook till one whistle and let it cook till the steam eases out.
9. Now open the lid and add the lemon and coriander leaves and mix well.
10. Your delicious and healthy Khichadi is ready to eat..!!