Chetna Makan's vegetable whole spice pulao

Name: Chetna Makan's vegetable whole spice pulao | Asda Good Living
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3tbsp sunflower oil; 1tsp cumin seeds; 6 whole cloves; 6 green cardamom pods; 2 bay leaves; 1 cinnamon stick; 30g cashews; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1cm piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped; 1 carrot, cut into 3cm pieces; 1 red or orange pepper, cut into 3cm squares; 100g frozen peas; 150g cauliflower, cut into small florets; 1tsp turmeric powder; 1tsp ground cumin; 1tsp garam masala; 1tsp chilli powder; 600g cooked rice; 20g fresh mint, finely chopped; 20g fresh coriander, finely chopped; Handful of fresh pomegranate seeds, to serve

A flavourful and aromatic rice dish filled with fresh herbs and veg

By Asda Good Living,15th October 2018

(14 votes)

Cook: 30 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.08 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 435g serving contains

Energy
1801kj
431kcal

22%

Fat
13.5g

Med
19%

Saturates
2.2g

Med
11%

Sugars
11.7g

Med
13%

Salt
0.09g

Low
2%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
414kj/99kcal

Ingredients

3tbsp sunflower oil

1tsp cumin seeds

6 whole cloves

6 green cardamom pods

2 bay leaves

1 cinnamon stick

30g cashews

2 onions, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1cm piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped

2 tomatoes, roughly chopped

1 carrot, cut into 3cm pieces

1 red or orange pepper, cut into 3cm squares

100g frozen peas

150g cauliflower, cut into small florets

1tsp turmeric powder

1tsp ground cumin

1tsp garam masala

1tsp chilli powder

600g cooked rice

20g fresh mint, finely chopped

20g fresh coriander, finely chopped

Handful of fresh pomegranate seeds, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and let them sizzle for a few seconds. Add the onions and cashews and cook for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Add the tomatoes, carrot, pepper, peas, cauliflower and all the spices. Stir well, cover and cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes until the cauliflower is cooked.

Add the rice and the herbs and mix well. Sprinkle the pomegranate seeds and serve warm.