Sunday, January 11, 2015
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice 250 gm
- Onion 1 large+ 1 small grinding
- Ginger/garlic paste 1 tbsp
- Green chili 6 +2 for grinding
- Tomato 1 large
- Cinnamon small stick
- Bay leaf 2
- Cardamon pods 3
- Star anise 1
- Cloves 4
- Fennel seeds 1tsp
- Garam masala 1 tsp
- Vegetables: Carrot ,Beans,Potato,Peas ( all cut into small cubes 1 cup)
- Mint leaves 1 bunch chopped
- Coriander leaves small bunch chopped
- 1/2 lime juice
- yogurt 1 tbsp
- Oil 2 tbsp+ 1 tbsp Ghee(clarified butter)
Method:
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 1/2 hour
- Grind 1 small onion and 2 green chili
- Chop onion and tomato ,Split the green chilies
- Heat a heavy bottom pan or in rice cooker with oil and ghee add all the dried spices fry them for a minute
- Add Split green chilies and chopped onion to the pan .Fry them until onion starts to turn golden brown
- Now add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste fry them until the raw smell goes off
- Add the chopped tomatoes along with salt and garam masala fry them until tomatoes become soft
- Add the grounded onion and chili paste to the pan and fry them for a minute
- Add yogurt to the pan stir them in the pulav masala,
- Now add the vegetables to the pan toss them in the pulav masala
- Now add 1 1/2 cup of water for 1 cup of rice
- Once the water starts to boil add the soaked and drained rice to it and stir it well
- Add chopped coriander and mint leaves give a stir
- Add the lemon juice and 1 tsp of oil over the rice cover them with lid cook in medium flame check them in between (or)
- Transfer them into microwave safe bowl cover and cook them in microwave high for 10 to 12 minutes
- Serve them with baingan and raitha
