Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients:

3 cups of rice, boiled A bunch of coriander leaves. 3-4 green chillies. 2 tsp of coconut, shredded 3  medium onions,sliced fine. 1/2 an onion, chopped. A few sticks of cinammon, a few  cardommom seeds, a few cloves. 1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder. salt to taste. 2 flakes garlic. 1 inch piece ginger. Ghee or melted butter for frying. 1 cup of cauliflower flowerets. Some mixed frozen vegetables like beans,  carrots and green peas. 3 tsbp ghee(clarified butter)

Method

Grind together the 1/2 onion, coconut, garlic, ginger  and coriander in the blender, to make a smooth paste. Keep aside. Fry the onions in a the ghee or melted butter. Also add the cloves, cinnamon and cardommom. When onions are browned properly, add the red chilli powder  and fry for 30-45 seconds. Now add all the vegetables,including the cauliflower and  sprinkle some water on it. Keep covered and cook on a low flame till the vegetables are cooked. This might take approximately 15-20 minutes. Keep sprinkling water periodically to speeden up the process,  but do not add excess water as it will ruin the pulao. When the vegetables are done, transfer the vegeables to a  big mixing dish, add all the boiled rice, salt to taste  and the blended masala. Mix thoroughly and then heat it either in a microwave or on low heat on the cooking range.It is heated again to let  the salt spread across the dish. Serve with Raita.