Wadi Vegetable Pulao also known as Amritsar Wadi Ki Biryani. One of the main ingredient in this recipe is Wadis which is made of dal, either urad dal or moong dal, and it is flavored with spices. Wadis are generally used in northern India areas like Punjab. Amritsar is famous for its wadis.
Ingredients
- Spicy Urad Dal Wadis - 10 to 12
- Cauliflower (florets) - 10 to 15
- Carrot (cut into cubes) - 1/2 Cup
- Green Peas - 1/2 Cup
- French beans (chopped) - 1/2 Cup
- Basmati Rice (soaked for an hour and drained) - 1 1/2 Cup
- Cooking Oil - 2 Tablespoons
- Cinnamon Stick - 1/2 inch
- Cloves - 4
- Black Peppercorns - 4
- Bay Leaves - 2
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 Teaspoons
- Green Chili Paste - 1 Teaspoon
- Onion (sliced, medium size) - 1
- Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
- Tomato - 1 (medium size, finely chopped)
- Salt as per taste
- Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 2 Tablespoons
Direction/Method
- First, it is important to wash and clean the Cauliflower florets using hot water.
- In a bowl of hot water, add a little bit of salt and mix it well.
- Add 10 to 15 Cauliflower florets.
- Leave them for few minutes in the hot water. This will remove any dirt or bacteria on them.
- Transfer them into a bowl.
- In a wok on a medium flame, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
- When the oil is hot enough, add the whole masalas such as 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick, 4 Cloves, 4 Pepper corns, and 2 Bay leaves.
- Saute them for few seconds.
- Add 2 teaspoons of Ginger Garlic Paste and 1 teaspoon of Green Chili Paste.
- Saute them again until I start to smell the aroma of Ginger and Garlic.
- Next, add 1 medium sized sliced Onions.
- Mix and saute them till the Onions become little translucent.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder, cauliflower florets, 1/2 cup of carrot (cut into cubes), 1/2 cup of green peas, 1/2 cup of chopped French beans, and salt as per taste.
- Mix it well.
- Add 1/2 cup of Basmathi rice which is soaked for an hour and drained. You cannot just use any rice.
- Mix it well and simmer it for 2 minutes.
- In the meantime, we will shallow fry these wadis. I've made a video on how to make wadis. So watch the video on how to make home made wadis. The link is the description.
- In another pan on high flame, add some cooking oil into the pan just enough to shallow fry the wadis because we are not going to deep fry them.
- When the oil is hot enough, add 10 to 12 wadis and shallow fry them for a minute, just to get the rawness out of them.
- When the wadis are fried, take them out and put them in a bowl. Allow them to cool for some time.
- Boil 3 cups of water on a low flame in a pot.
- Back to the rice, give it a mix.
- Add 1 medium sized Tomato which has been finely chopped and mix well.
- Add the fried wadis into the rice, saute them on low flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the hot water into this.
- Give them mix. Lets cover the wok and cook it on low flame for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Open the lid and it should be done.
- Add 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
This is how you prepare Amritsar Wadi Ki Biryani or Wadi Vegetable Pulao, loaded with all the goodness of wadis and vegetable.
Serve this pulao with a good raitha such as Burani Raita I've already made a video on how to make make Burani Raita. So go and watch the video. The link is the description.
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