Beet Rice Pulao

Yellow,mellow ripened days
Sheltered in a golden coating
O’er the dreaming ,lightless haze,
White and dainty cloudlets floating
Winking at the blushing trees,
And the sombre,furrowed fallow;
Smiling at the airy ease
Of the southward flying swallow;
Sweet and smiling are thy ways
Beauteous ,golden Autumn days.
----------Will Carleton

While coming back to home , me and my daughter picked this leaf.I guess this is maple or may be tulip, anyone out there please clear my doubt….



Looks like I am addicted to Beetroot.First it was Beet Soya Subzi then Vegetable Cutlets ,then Beet Shake'er Chorchori and now Beet rice pulao.But trust me ,this has helped me a lot to bring out changes in our menu.I mean one pot meal are always easy to fix and great to eat.And when one picky eater also starts enjoying the dish ,then sure it’s a keeper recipe.Look at the dazzling colour it imparts to the mundane pulao.Tinge of red –orange reminds me about the fall season here.So a simple recipe to go with the season of fall.Presenting to you Beet Rice Pulao.

Beet Rice Pulao
Serves -3-4
1large cup of basmati rice
1 beet chopped finely
Vegetables of yor choice,I have used following
¼ cup of chopped mushroom
¼ cup of green peas
¼ cup of carrots chopped finely
¼ cup of beans chopped finely
3-4 cloves-long
2 cardamoms
1 inch cinnamon stick
Some cashews
½ tsp of red pepper powder
½ tsp of garam masala
3-4 tbs of cooking oil
1 tbs of sugar
Salt as per taste
Method
Cook the rice.
When still hot add in 1-2 tbs of butter and gently mix in.
In a separate pan, add oil, temper it with cloves,cardamom,cinnamon stick and cashews
Add in all the chopped vegetables, add in salt,sugar and red pepper powder and garam masala.
Stir fry the vegetables for few mintues,make sure they remain crunchy.
Transfer the cooked vegetables in to the rice ,making a layer of cooked rice and then cooked vegetables
When all the vegetables are used ,then cover the pot tight.
TIP-Serve with hard boiled eggs and spicy shrimp fry as sides.Vegetarian can have spicy stir/fry paneer tikka or tofu fry.

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These are some of the goodies I made for deepavali, I will be sharing the recipes in coming weeks soon.

So, keep cooking good food and Happy Cooking