One Pot Vegetable Brinji/Pulao

Vegetable Brinji is heart of south-indian cuisine... let it be breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner we truly relish this dish...Serve brinji with a simple cucumber yogurt based raita, boiled eggs or mutton masala it's a feast fit for a King..The dish is so simple to prepare no fuss one pot recipe... 

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Ingredients:

500 Grams Basmati Rice

2 Cups Mixed Veggies(Potatoes, Beans, Carrots, Peas)

2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste

1 large Onion Chopped

5 Green Chilies Slit

Fist Full Mint and Coriander Chopped

Spices

(2 Inch Stick Cinnamon, 4 pods Cardamom, 4 Cloves, 2 Strands Mace, 1 Bayleaf, 1 Star annise)

Salt as per taste

2 Tbsp Ghee

2 Tbsp Oil

3 Cups Cows Milk or Coconut Milk

2 Cup Water

4 Bread slices

Oil for frying

Coriander and lime juice for garnish..

Method:

• Measure the rice in a cup or tumbler to measure and add liquid later...Wash and soak rice for half hour..
• Heat a pressure cooker on medium flame add oil and ghee..
• Add the spices and fry a bit add the ginger and garlic paste fry till raw flavor has gone...
• Add mint and coriander fry a bit add onion chilies and fry till transparent..
• Add the veggies and fry..Drain the excess water from rice and add to the veggies..
• When I measured the rice it was 2 tea cups. using the same cups for measuring liquid I've added 3 cups milk and 2 cups water added salt and covered the cooker placed the whistle and allowed to cook for 2 whistles..
• In a wok add oil cut bread slices into tiny cubes fry in oil and reserve on a paper towel...
• Once the brinji is done add the bread croutons or cashews along with lime and coriander mix well and serve hot...Enjoy...:) 

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