Vegetable pulao

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice - 1 cup
2. Chopped onion-1
3. Chopped green chillies-2
4. Green Peas- 1 cup
5. Potato(Chopped lengthwise into thin pieces)-2
6. Carrot(Chopped lengthwise into thin pieces)-1
7. Beans (Chopped into medium sized pieces)- 100 g
8. Chopped capsicum(Chopped lengthwise into thin pieces)-1
9. Chopped spring onions
   
10. Fresh Mint/Pudina leaves
11. Salt
12. Butter- 1 tablespoon
    
13. Oil- 2 spoons

Spices:

1. Cloves  - 3
2. Crushed Cardamom-2 
3. Saunf-1/2 spoon
4. Bay leaves- 2
5. Broken Cinnamon stick- 1

Method:
1.Soak 1 cup basmati rice in water for 20 minutes
2.Heat oil+butter in the Kadai
3.Add all the 5 spices in the list,green chillies and chopped onions.Saute well.
4.Next add in the green peas,chopped potato,chopped carrot,chopped beans ,chopped capsicum one by one.Sprinkle water and close the kadai with a lid,to allow the vegetables to cook.
5.Remove the lid once every minute,for around 5 minutes,sprinkle water and close it again.
6.Add the chopped mint leaves.Check if the vegetables are half cooked and little soft & not mashed.
7.Add the basmati rice+needed water.Put salt ,chopped spring onions and mix well.
(Ratio-Basmati Rice:water is 1:1.5)
8.Finally transfer the mixture of rice+vegs from the kadai to either cooker /rice cooker and allow to steam/cook.
9.Serve with onion raitha.