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This is a wonderful rice dish cooked in the traditional Indian way. It goes well with Dal Fry , Raita. It is delicious even as is.
Serves 4 persons
Ingredients-
2 cups Basmati rice
¾ cup ghee
1 tsp salt or as per taste
¼ cup small pieces of carrot
½ cup small pieces of cauliflower
¼ cup fried pieces of cashew nuts
2 medium size onions (julienne & crisp fried in ghee.)
½ cup boiled green peas (boil with a pinch of soda-bi-carbonate)
¼ cup small pieces of boiled french beans (Boil with pinch of soda-bi-carbonate)
1-2 Tej Patta / Bay leaves
10-12 Black Peppercorn
5-6 Cloves
1 teaspoon Jeera
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
3 and ½ cup warm water
Method of preparation-
1) Wash rice & keep aside for ½ an hour.
2) Heat ghee in Handi; add tej patta, jeera, kali mirch, lavang, sauté 1 minute.
3) When the jeera start to change its colour, add pieces of carrot & cauliflower. Sauté & cover
for 5-6 minutes. Keep the handi on low heat.
4) Add rice and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add 3 and ½ cup warm water, mix and cover the Handi.
5) When the rice is half cooked, add boiled french beans & boiled green peas, lemon juice &
salt. Mix well and cook till the rice is done.
6) Garnish with fried cashew nut pieces & fried crisp onion.
7) Serve hot.
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