Vegetable Pulao With Pudina

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
1 cup rice (I use sona masuri)
1 medium sized carrot
1 small potato
5-6 beans
1/2 capsicum (optional)
1/4 cup soaked or fresh green peas
2 big onions
2 tomatoes (or 1/2 lemon)
1 Star Anise
1 Indian bay leaf
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional)
8-10 tsp cooking oil / Ghee
2 cups water (depends on rice quality)
2 tsp salt (or as per your taste)

Ingredients for grinding: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
1/2 cup grated coconut
2cm length ginger
5-6 cloves garlic
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1-2 green chili
1 finger length cinnamon
8-10 cloves
1 cardamom
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 handfull pudina leaves
1/2 cup water for grinding

Instructions for making pudina pulao:

1. Wash and chop the vegetables and keep it ready.vegetables for pudina pulao or pudina rice
2. Wash and chop the tomatoes and onions and keep it ready.chop onion and tomato for pudina pulao or pudina rice
3. Take all the ingredients listed under "for grinding" and make a coarse paste using 1/2 cup of water. grinding masala for pudina pulao or pudina rice
4. Take oil or ghee in a pressure cooker and heat it. Add in Star Anise and Indian bay leaf.tempering for pudina pulao or pudina rice