1 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 onion chopped into strips
1 onions quartered
1 cup diced mixed vegetables (potatoes, French beans, carrots, cauliflower, etc.)
1 tsp. ginger grated(optional)
1 tsp. garlic grated(optional)
2 cloves
1" cinnamon stick
2 cardamoms
4-5 whole black peppers
2 red chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
3 tsp grated dry coconut
3 tsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp. lemon juice
10-15 cashews
10-12 almonds sliced to flakes (optional)
4-5 tbsp. ghee/oil
Method
1. Roast the poppy seeds and grated coconut. Fry the cumin seeds, red chillies, cinnamon, black peppers, cardamoms and cloves in a little oil.
2. Grind the ingredients in step 1 with one quartered onion, ginger and garlic into a smooth paste.
3. Pressure cook the rice and the diced mixed vegetables.
4. Fry the paste in ghee/oil till it gets cooked.
5. Mix the cooked rice cum vegetables along with the fried paste, salt and lemon juice.
6. Garnish with sliced onion pieces, cashews and almonds fried separately
Serve hot.
