Ingredients:
Rice - 1 and 1/2 cups (Basmati Rice)
Carrot- 1nos (chopped)
Beans- 4 to 5 (chopped)
Cauliflower- 4 to 5 florets
Green Peas - 1/2 cup
Potato- 1 nos( peeled and chopped)
Onions - 1 cup( chopped)Tomato- 1 cup (chopped)
Ghee (or) oil - 5 tbsp
Capsicum -1/2 cup
Cinnamon ,Clove,Cardamon,Bay Leaf- Each 2 nos
Dhaniya Powder- 1tbsp
Garam Masala - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice- 1tbsp
For The Paste: (grind all these ingredients into a smooth paste )
Mint Leaves - 1 cup
Coriander Leaves- 1/2 cup
Ginger-1 tbsp
Garlic- 1 tbsp
Green Chillies- 4 nos
- Clean, wash and soak the rice in enough water for atleast 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker, add the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bayleaves and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the onions, capsicum ,cauliflower, peas, potatoes, carrot,beans and fry them well
- Add the dhaniya powder, garam masala , and the ground paste
- Mix in the rice after the raw smell of the masala's has gone and add required amount of salt
- Add 3 cups of hot water, mix well and pressure cook on a high flame for 2 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape using natural release method(Natural release method: to use this method, remove the pressure cooker from the hot burner and let the pressure drop by cooling down naturally) before opening the lid. Squeeze in the lemon juice into the rice and garnish it with coriander leaves
Optional :If you want we can also use natural food colour(orange Colour) . Dilute the Colour using little amount of water and mix it with the rice before serving .
