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Vegetables Pulao with Coconut Curry

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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A special masala paste made of coconut, garlic and spices transforms the soothing coconut milk into a mouth-watering curry. The veggie-loaded pulao and the perky coconut curry get along very well together in this dish. Savour their team-work in every mouthful of this innovative recipe.
A perfect one dish meal for a lazy sunday.
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Preparation Time
30 Mins
Cooking Time
40 Mins
Total Time
70 Mins
Makes
8 servings
Ingredients
For The Pulao
2 tbsp ghee
1 cup sliced onions
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 cup boiled green peas
1 cup boiled cauliflower florets
salt to taste
For The Curry
1 1/2 tbsp oil
1 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh) (nariyal ka doodh)
salt to taste
To Be Blend Into A Smooth Paste (using 1/2 Cup Of Water)
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
2 tbsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
6 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
1 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp sugar
Other Ingredients
oil for greasing
Method
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the prepared paste and sauté on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk and salt, mix well and cook on medium fame for 3 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 4 minutes.
- Add the green chillies and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the green peas and cauliflower and sauté on a medium flame for 3 minutes.
- Add the cooked rice and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- Grease the ring mould with little oil, spread the pulao evenly in it and press it with the help of a spoon.
- Demould the pulao on a serving plate and pour the prepared curry in the centre.
- Serve immediately.
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kala Sathyanarayanan
March 13, 2025, midnight

Asari
March 13, 2025, midnight
Wow.. this recipe is just the best with the coconut sauce.. over it.. The rice is perfectly flavoured.. and specially the crunchy brown onions.. i made this for my house party.. and believe me it was a super hit.. every one just loved it..

Sonal Modi
March 13, 2025, midnight
This Pulao is amazing and tasty. The coconut curry goes very well with the pulao. It is a must try recipe.