Region: Indian

Dish:Vegetarian - Rice Items

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Basmati rice — 1 cup
Water — 2 cups
Carrots — ½ cup, diced
Frozen green peas – ½ cup, washed
Oil — 2 tsp
Ghee (clarified butter) — 2 tsp
Cinnamon — 1 small piece
Cloves — 4
Green Elaichi (cardamom) — 1
Kala Jeera (black cumin) — 1 tsp
Salt — 1 tsp

Directions

1. Rinse Rice with water until water runs clear – Add 2 cups water and soak for 15 minutes.

2. In a pot with a tight fitting lid, heat Oil and Ghee.

3. Add Cinnamon, Cloves, Elaichi and Kala Jeera – allow them to sputter.

4. Add Carrots and Green Peas and mix well.

5. Add Rice, Water and Salt.

6. Bring to a boil – uncovered.

7. Cover the pot, reduce flame to low and let rice simmer for 15 minutes.

8. Remove cover and stir gently to mix the vegetables and rice.

9. Turn off heat and replace cover until ready to eat.

Comments

Once the pot is covered, don’t keep opening the lid to check on the rice. It will be perfect in 15 minutes without any intervention.

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