Wednesday, December 19, 2007

VEGETABLE RICE

Ingredients:

1. Basmati rice - 2 cups
2. Water - 3 cups
3. Ginger garlic paste - 3 tsp
4. Green chillies - 5
5. Onion - 1 lengthwise chopped
6. Tomato - 1 finely chopped
7. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
8. Cardamom - 2
9. Clove – 2
10. Bay leaf - 1
11. Cashew nuts - 10
12. Coconut milk - 1 cup (thick)
13. Ghee - 6 tsp.
14. Carrot & Beans - 1 cup
15. Peas - ½ cup
16. coriander leaves - few
17. Mint leaves - few


Method:

Heat the pressure cooker with ghee. Then add cashew nuts, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and bay leaf.
• Sauté for few mins. Then add onions. Fry for few mins.
• Next add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and green chillies.
• Sauté until the raw smell disappears. Then add carrots, beans and peas. combine well.
• Then add rice, coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
• Close the pressure cooker. Now pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.