Jhatpat Corn Pulao

It is not easy for me to cook for myself.Whenever Ajay is not home I invariably reach for the noodles packet or raid the fridge for leftovers.Somehow,the thought of making something elaborate for myself is not so exciting..yeah,that’s how selfless I am..hehe.I wanted to make something fast and simple and I remembered this quick pulao I saw in my recipe collection.

It was originally a pulao with green peas and baby corn.I did not have green peas on hand and had only 2-3 baby corns.So I added a carrot and a handful of sweet corn[frozen] to this and I feel it has only enhanced the taste of the final dish.More vegetables could be added to make this into a wholesome veggie pulao..so many options!!

While typing the dish,I felt this one is very similar to my regular Veg Pulao.The more the merrier..:):)

Jhatpat Corn Pulao

Ingredients [I halved the recipe]

Basmati Rice – 2 cups
Green peas – 1 cup[I skipped this]
Carrot – 1 medium,chopped
Sweet corn[frozen] – ¼ cup
Baby corn – 3,chopped

Ghee – 5 tbsp
Cinnamon - 1’ piece
Cloves – 4
Cardamom – 4
Bay leaf – 2

Onions – 2,sliced thinly
Ginger-garlic paste – 2 tsp
Green chillies – 5 [ I added 1 tsp chilli powder instead]
Haldi – ¼ tsp

Coriander leaves – ¼ cup
Mint leaves – ¼ cup[I skipped this and added more of coriander leaves]

Salt to taste
Water – 3 cups

Method

In a pressure pan add ghee and roast the whole spices-cinnamon,cloves,cardamom and bay leaf.
Add the onions and fry till they start turning brown.
Mix in the ginger garlic paste,green chillies/chilli powder and haldi powder till the raw smell goes.
Now add the rice and roast for 5 minutes.
Add in the green peas/carrots,sweet corn and baby corn along with coriander and mint leaves.
Add water and salt to taste.
Cook for 2 whistles and switch off the cooker.
Wait till it cools down and open the cooker and fluff the rice with a fork.