Cooking web notes

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice - 1 cup
• Coconut milk(Thick) - 1 cup
• Mixed cut veggies (carrot,potato, beans, green peas) - 1 cup
• Onion (cut lengthwise) - 2 medium sized
• Green chillies - 2-3 nos.
• Mint & coriander leaves - 2 tblsp each
• Red chili powder,garam masalapowder - 1/2 tsp each
• Turmeric powder - little for colour
• Water - 1 cup
• Elachi,cloves,bay leaf - 2 nos.
• Cinnamon - small piece
• Oil & ghee - 2 tblsp
• Salt - as per taste

METHOD:

• Soak basmati rice for 10 - 15 minutes, and fry it with 1/4 tsp ghee in a kadai and keep aside.
• In a heavy bottomed vessel or cooker, add 1 tblsp of ghee .
• Add Elachi,cloves,bay leaf,cinnamon, followed by green chillies and onion.
• Fry for some 2 minutes and then add the cut vegetables,followed by mint,coriander leaves and the powders(Red chilli,garam masala,turmeric).Add one tblsp of oil and mix well.
• Add little salt to the vegetables and fry for another two minutes.
• Add water,coconut milk ,salt to this and stir well.
• I used coconut milk powder,you can also use readymade coconut milk avaialable at stores. If using powder,add the powder after you add 2 cups water to the veggies and add it before the water starts boiling,to avoid forming any lumps.
• Add the basmati rice and when it starts boiling,simmer the stove and cook covered for 10-12 min.
• Serve hot with any raitha!