Riya's Samayal

Ingredients: 1.Basmati Rice- 1 cup. 2.Vegetables of your Choice- (Carrot, Beans, Cabbage, Peas, Potato)-3 cups 3.Onion-3 Large 4.Tomato-2(medium-sized) 5.Garlic-8 cloves. 6.Ginger Paste -1 tsp. 7.Ghee-2 tbsp. 8.Green chilly-3 9.Salt to taste  For Seasoning : 10.Green cardamons-2 11.Cloves -2 12.Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick  13.Bay leaf -1  14.Fennel seeds -1/2 tbsp  Spice Powder: 15.Turmeric powder 1 tsp 16.Red chilli powder 1 tbsp  17.Coriander powder 1 tbsp 18..Garam Masala-1/2 tsp For Garnishing:  19. Corriander leaves-chopped 1/4 cups. 20.Mint Leaves-1/4cup. 21.Water-1 cup. Method: 1.  Wash and soak basmati rice for half an hour. Drain the rice and keep it aside. 2. Cut onions thinly lengthwise. Slit green chillies. 3. Cut carrot and beans into small pieces or lengthwise (as you like). 4.  In a pressure cooker or pressure pan, heat oil + ghee, add all the ingredients mentioned under seasoning. 5.  Saute for a

Ingredients: 1.Vegetables-(Potato,Beans,Carrot,Cauliflower,Onion,Tomato,GreenPeas,Cabbage).-3 cups. 2.Coconut-1/2. 3.Curry leaf- few 4.Coriander- few. 5.Sombu/Aniseed.-Few. 6.Pattai/Cinnamon-Few. 7.Krambu/Cloves-Few. 8.Anansi poo/star anise-Few 9.Rice-1/4 padi(2 Cups). 10.Oil-2tsp. 11.Water-As req. 12.Turmeric powder -a pinch. 13.Green chilly-5. Vegetable Pilav Method: In a pan pour oil and add Sombu,Pattai,Krambu,Annasi poo. Allow it to pop. In a mixie, Grind coconut,Sombu/Aniseed,Pattai/Cinnamon,Krambu/Cloves,Annasi poo/star anise. Fry the onions and green chilly. Cut the vegetables into squares. In a pressure Cooker, Add Rice,Vegetables,Grinded paste,Curry leaf,Onion,chilly,Turmeric and Salt, For 2 Cups of Rice, you need 5 cups of water. Remove the cooker from stove after 3 vissel's. After 10 mins Open the cooker,put some coriander leaves and mix well. Tasty Vegetable pilav is ready. Note: You can use vegetables of your choice. If u add Beet

Ingredients: 1.Tomato-2 to 3 nos. 2.Onion big-1/2(medium sized) 3.Green chilly-2 4.Bengal gram-1 tsp. 5.Mustard- a few. 6.Oil-1 tsp. 7.Curry leaf-few. 8.Rice-2 cups. 9.Turmeric Powder-a pinch. Tomato Rice Method: 1.In a pan heat oil,add Mustard,Bengal gram,curry leaf and then add green chilly ,chopped onion  and Turmeric powder to that. 2.After onion turns brownish,add finely chopped tomato. 3.Stir well for 5 mins. 4.And then add 2cups of rice to the paste. 5.Mix well. 6.Tomato Rice is ready.