Vegetable Palau

Name: Vegetable Palau
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: ¾ tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp crushed garlic; 2 medium onions finely chopped; 3 tbsp oil; 2 cups hard assorted vegetables like carrots, zucchini, green- beans etc., cleaned and diced; ¼ tsp turmeric powder; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ¾ tsp ground cardamom; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 2 cups basmati rice, thoroughly washed and starch removed; 2 green chillies slit; 1-cup thick yogurt; 4 cups of water; ¼ tsp pinch of saffron

Preparation info

6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Parsi Cooking

By Niloufer Mavalvala

Published 2016

About

This vegetable Palau is a perfect accompaniment to the Chicken Curry. And yet, it has so many wonderful flavours of its own making it a ‘dish’ often served by itself with just a simple raita or the dhansak ni dar (without meat).

Ingredients

3 tbsp oil
2 medium onions finely chopped
1 tsp crushed

Main course
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a pot (preferably oven proof), heat the oil and fry the onions until golden brown. Add the garlic, salt and all the dry ground spices; cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and turmeric powders. Sautee and stir this for a minute. Then add in the chopped vegetables and sauté for 3 minutes.

Now add in the rice and water. Cook until the rice is flaky and bubble holes form on top – approxim