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This is a simple Vegetable Pulao or Pulav recipe using slowcooker. One would wonder why use slow cooker when this can be cooked in pressure cooker or rice cooker. First of all things cooked slowly taste much better and 2nd is that you can leave slow cooker on while you go our and run some errands. Your pulav won't get burnt or wont become dry like rice cooker. This is a great lunch box recipe and will make a complete meal with this slow-cooker tadka dal or slow-cooker mix-vegetable curry or saag-paneer My grand-kids take this pulav to school for lunch once a week and lunchbox always comes back empty !1.1 cup rice(preferably basmati)2. 2 cup water3. 2 cup cut mix vegetable ( carrot, cut green beans, green peas, potato, cauliflower )4.1/4tsp turmeric powder, salt to taste1. 2 tbsp butter (oil if making vegan),2. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds3. 6 clove , 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 bay leaves, 6whole black pepper, 2 big black cardamom, 6 small green cardamom(All these spices are easily available in any Indian Store. You can find all the spices mentioned above in this lovely Indian Spices Starter Kit without spending fortune ! )1. Wash rice and soak for 45 minutes to 1 hour.2. Mix rice, cut vegetable, 2 cup water, salt and turmeric. Put this all in slow-cooker.3.In a small frying pan heat butter. Add cumin seeds when butter has melted.4.When cumin cracks add rest of the tempering ingredients. Let them crack as well and then add them in slow-cooker.5. Cover it for about 2 hours on 'high' and pulao will be done. Mix it well and it is ready to serve.This is the Indian Spices Starter Kit I mentioned earlier in the post. It contains more than 30 different Indian spices in proportion of use.