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Hara bara veg pulao or green veg pulao

Hara bara veg pulao or green veg pulao with step by step photos and video recipe. This is a mildly flavored delicious rice dish.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Main Course, Rice
Cuisine: karnataka
Keyword: Glutenfree, Greens, Karnataka, Main dish, Rice, Vegan
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

For masala:

  • ½ cup Coconut gratings
  • ¼ cup Mint or pudina leaves
  • ¼ cup Coriander leaves
  • 2 nos Green chilies
  • 1 ½ inch Cinnamon stick
  • 2 tbsp Onion

For pulao:

  • 1 ½ cup Basamati rice (soaked in water)
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 3 nos. Bay leaves
  • 1 no. Star Anise
  • 3 nos. Green cardamom
  • 1 no. Black cardamom
  • 1 no . Dried Kapok bud
  • 4 nos. Cloves
  • 1 no. Mace flower
  • 15-20 nos. Cashew nuts
  • ½ cup Onion (chopped)
  • 1 nos. Tomato (chopped)
  • 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 cup Methi leaves
  • 1 cup Green beans
  • 1 cup Green chana or fresh green chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Salt as per taste
  • Water as required

Instructions

  • For masala, make a fine paste of coconut gratings, mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilli, cinnamon stick, onion. Keep this aside.
  • Heat a pressure cooker pan, add oil, sauté mustard seeds, add all the whole spices. Fry well. Add cashew, fry well till they are golden.
  • Add onion and fry till they become golden, add tomato, saute till it becomes mushy. Add ginger garlic paste, fry well. Add methi leaves and fry well.
  • Add the ground paste and fry well until raw smell vanishes. Add green beans and green chana / hara chana.
  • Fry well with the masala and add required quantity of water (water and rice in 2:1 ratio). Add soaked basamati rice, salt, lemon juice and bring it to boil.
  • Close the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Switch off and let the pressure release naturally. Mix gently, serve hot hara bara veg pulao or green vegetable rice with any raita of choice.

Video

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Notes

Adjust green chilli and salt as per taste.
Soaking Basmati rice is important for good cooking of rice. 
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