VEG FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup Basmati rice

1 medium sized onion sliced

¼ cup veggies (beans, carrot & capsicum) chopped

4-5 cloves garlic

1” ginger

2  green chillies (2 for grinding)

1 tsp pepper powder

2 cloves

½ “ cinnamon

3-5 cardamom

2-3 bay leaves

1 star anise

2 tbsp ghee/butter

1 tbsp oil

Coriander leaves/spring onions chopped

Salt as required

Method:

1.       Wash basmati rice & keep aside.

2.       Take garlic, ginger, green chillies, cloves and cinnamon in a blender and grind to a fine paste by adding a little water.

3.       In a pressure cooker, add ghee & all other spices. Then add ground paste to this and fry till raw smell leaves.

4.       Add basmati rice to this and fry in ghee for about 1 min . and add 1 ¾ cup of water, required salt and close the lid. Allow upto 3 whistles. Wait  till pressure releases.

5.       In a pan, add oil. When oil heats, add green chillies and onion. Fry till onion is cooked. Then add the veggies, pepper powder and required salt only for the veggies. Cook  on high flame for about 3-4 mins.

6.       Finally add the cooked rice to this and mix together.

7.       Garnish with coriander leaves/spring onions & serve with raitha.