A foodie n her cooking hat is celebrating its 1st anniversary this month. I started this simple blog with no knowledge on what this blogging world is all about. I stumbled and experimented different recipes, read a lot of books on food, health and lifestyle, learnt HTML codes & food photography in this time span. My first blog post was this. It has been a fantastic journey as I spent time cooking the food with lots of love and passion. All my recipes were tried and tested on my parents and cousins earlier and now poor S has become my guinea pig. I am having a great time in whipping so many delicacies in my cosy kitchen.I have about 65 posts till now which I know is pretty less when compared other bloggers. I have recently started a series on Deccan Kitchen and Easy Indian Cooking with an aim to promote Indian cooking to a larger international audience.
This foodie world has given me new circle of friends whom I am fond of and I have really admired all of their photographs, recipes and preludes. I am here to thank you all for showering me with tons of love, support and encouragement during every stage of my growth as a food blogger. I am celebrating this 1st anniversary with a simple dish which I assume myself to be an expert. I am not celebrating it with a sweet but with something which S loves: Pulao!
Carrot peas pulao is one of the most easiest and tastiest pulao one can ever make. My best buddy B calls this my signature dish as I make them in every get-together dinners. Honestly, they are so easy to fix and tastes absolutely delightful with any Indian gravies or raita. The mild Indian spices blends exotically with basmatic rice and creates a lovely flavor in every mouth. A little heat comes from the green chillies and the sweetness is balanced by the peas and carrots. This is a perfect dinner even on a working day!
Ingredients
2 cups basmati rice
2 green chillies - slit
2 onions - long thin slices
1/2 cup carrots - cubed 1/2 cup peas
1/2 tbs ginger-garlic paste
2 cups water
1 tbs oil
Salt to taste
Whole masalas
2 tsp fennel seeds
1" cinnamon stick
4 cloves
4 cardamons
1 small bay leaf
Method
Heat a cooking vessel with oil. Once they get heated up, throw in the whole masalas and let it cook for couple of minutes. Add the green chillies and onions with little salt. Cook till they brown a bit.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell disappears. Now mix the carrots and peas and give it a complete stir. Add little more salt.
Add the basmati rice and the above flavoured vegetable mixture along with water to the electric cooker vessel and set to cook.
PS: Check for salt in the cooking water before you set them.
Serve hot with Indian gravy / raita
Ingredients
2 cups basmati rice
2 green chillies - slit
2 onions - long thin slices
1/2 cup carrots - cubed 1/2 cup peas
1/2 tbs ginger-garlic paste
2 cups water
1 tbs oil
Salt to taste
Whole masalas
2 tsp fennel seeds
1" cinnamon stick
4 cloves
4 cardamons
1 small bay leaf
Method
Heat a cooking vessel with oil. Once they get heated up, throw in the whole masalas and let it cook for couple of minutes. Add the green chillies and onions with little salt. Cook till they brown a bit.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell disappears. Now mix the carrots and peas and give it a complete stir. Add little more salt.
Add the basmati rice and the above flavoured vegetable mixture along with water to the electric cooker vessel and set to cook.
PS: Check for salt in the cooking water before you set them.
Serve hot with Indian gravy / raita
Gorgeous pulao, looks delicious!
The pulav looks very tasty Viji...this is very ideal for lunchboxes too...maybe I can pack it for my hubby next week for lunch :)
delicious looking pulao,nice recipe.
I have been following you ever since Scame to see you for the first time till you got hitched and went outta country.
Love all your dishes and the way you make them...
I have tried couple of them...did come out well...Keep writing
taste and presentation is awesome!
Nice click and looks yum & easy vijitha...
Congratulations on your first blog anniversary. I make another variation of this pulao and know it is a winner. :)
Happy 1st Blog Anniversary Viji, pulao looks simple and yummmy... also had a look at your first post... fih curry... me too love vadagams a lot and add in many curries and chutney :)
Congrats on celebrating your first blog annoversary.....and may you celebrate many more such anniversary in coming years....
Pulao looks colourful and appetizing with lots of veggies to look out for
Congratulations on ur anniversary dear....yummy pulao...
happy blogversary!!!lovely click and looks yumm too..
Happy Blog Anniversary! Pulao looks Delectable!
Congrats vIj..fresh looking Pulao.:)
happy blog anniversary. Pulao looks simple and yum :)
Congrats on your first anniversary dear, carrot peas pulao looks great and yummy.
Happy Blog Anniversary!!!! Pulao looks so gorgeous!!
Happy blog anniversary, enjoy cooking! Lovely presentation...as usual great clicks!:)
Congratulations!
Happy blog Anniversary dear! Pulao looks great yaar:)
Happy blogoversary. The pulao looks and sounds delicious.
congrats on reaching a milestone..keep going
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Happy blogiversary! Your pulao reminds me of an amazing onion pulao I had recently at a restaurant. It was so fragrant and so wonderful, I had to ask them where they buy their rice. They said their secret was 'gulab' brand basmati from pakistan :)
Thank you VS for dropping by my blog... Wow 1st Birthday:) Keep rocking with such beautiful contributions. Keep coming by...
i love pulao, nice and delicious it is. wish u good luck on birthday and wish u will come ahead with such rocking beautiful recepies, keep coming always!
Yummy Pulao...looks irresistible!!!!!