How to Make Variety Rice Recipes

Pilaf (also known as polo, pollo, pilav, pilau, plov, pulao, polu and palaw) is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth. In some cases, the rice may also attain its brown color by being stirred with pieces of cooked onion, as well as a mix of spices. Depending on the local cuisine, it may also contain meat, vegetables, and (dried) fruits.

Pulao is a rice dish, cooked in seasoned broth. It is assumed that “Pulao” was first documented by the celebrated Persian scholar Abu Ali Ibn Sina in tenth century. It  is evident that Pulao is a common rice dish of Muslims and travelled with them to civilization to civilization for centuries.Now pulao present itself as a cuisine of various countries like Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Arabia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, India etc, by different names like Pilaf, Palao, Pulao, Pilau etc.

Pulao is an integral part of formal and informal meal of Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines. Pulao is usually made of a good quality of rice like Basmati rice or  Jasmine rice, cooked in a broth seasoned with a few or all of the following ingredients like onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, all-spice, coriander seeds nuts, dry fruit,saffron and salt. Pulao can be made of meat, lentils and beans or vegetables, meat, lentils, beans and vegetables are also cooked in the broth for a while to release  flavors. For meaty pulao, meat pieces with bones are preferred as they release more flavor and makes richer broth. In the most basic and simple method of Pulao, rice is cooked in seasoned broth and then covered and steamed. Result is a well cooked, separated, flavorful and rich pot of rice.In this article i am going to post about vegetable pulao. vegetable pulao is a comfort food as well as satisfying.when we make veg pulao we want to cook something quick and easy. this is one of the best vegetable pulao recipe and one of our favorite rice recipes, the other being  veg biryani. making veg pulao this way and own recipe of veg pulao in pressure cooker.we also tried some other variations of making vegetable pulaos but it did suit our taste buds. there is no addition of any pulao or biryani masala in this recipe. Just  the whole garam masala spices are added. what we like about making veg pulao is that its gets made quickly. if we have a food processor for chopping the veggies, then its more quick and easy. usually most of  the peoplelike the texture of the rice to be a little soft in pulao the way they are served in restaurants.we can make the veg pulao in a pressure cooker or in a pan. the rice grains have to be separate & yet well cooked in a pulao or biryani.cooking rice can be tricky at times and to get the right texture needs some experience.

Rice is a staple diet for most of India. One of the most versatile ingredient, it can be cooked as an entree, mains or a desert.In many cultures, rice is considered to be an auspicious symbol of life and fertility.