Vegetable Rice Pulao

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 6-8 green chillies, slit length-wise
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1.5 cups of basmati rice
• 2.5 cups of water
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• handful of cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• 1 cup cauliflower, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup of cut green beans
  
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• 1 tsp lemon juice
  
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the oil by adding one mustard seed; if seed cracks right away oil is ready. Now add mustard, cumin, green chillies and curry leaves, in that order.
2. Add salt, garlic-ginger paste, garam masala, veggies, turmeric and tomatoes, and stir for 2-3 minutes.
   
3. Add rice to this and stir fry for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Add water and place it in the rice cooker till cooked.
5. Sprinkle the lemon juice, and garnish the rice dish with cilantro.