Ingredients

• 1.5 cups - basmati rice
• 3 - medium-sized onions (finely sliced)
• 12 - French beans (finely chopped)
• 2 - medium-sized carrots (finely chopped)
• a handful of green peas (shelled)
• 4 tbsp - oil
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 4 - green cardamoms
• 1 - black cardamom
• 4 - cloves
• 1 piece - cinnamon
• 2 to 3 - bay leaves
• 1.5 tsp - red chilli powder
• 3 cups - water
• salt to taste

How to Make Onion vegetable pulao

• Wash and soak the rice for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed dekchi.
• Add cumin seeds, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves and saute for a few seconds.
• Add the sliced onions.
• Fry the onions on a low flame till they are golden in colour.
• Add red chilli powder and fry it for a minute.
• Add the vegetables and mix it well.
• Add the soaked rice, water and salt.
• Mix it gently.
• Cook on a high flame till it boils.
• After it is boiled, reduce the flame and mix it gently once or twice at intervals.
• Cook till the rice is done and the water has been dried.
• Serve it hot with plain curd or any raita.