Vegetable Rice

Basmati Rice - 4 cups
Onion medium size - 2 nos
Frozen peas - 2 cups
Diced Carrot - 1 cup
Cinammon - 1 stick
Cardamom - 3 nos
Cloves - 2 nos
Bay Leaf - 2 nos
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Lemon Juice - 2 Tbsp
Cashew - 10-20 nos
Raisin - for garnishing
Ghee/Oil - 3 tsp
Salt - As reqd


Soak Basmati Rice in water for 30 mnts prior to cooking.
After 30 mnts drain the rice well.

In a saucepan melt 2 tsp ghee and add the cinnamon, cardamom,bay leaves, and cloves.
Add frozen peas, carrot and pepper powder and stir fry for another 2 mnts.

Add the rice and sauté it for 4-5 minutes,till the grain becomes slightly soft on biting. Add double the quantity of hot water with salt added and cook till the rice is soft and the water is absorbed. Remove from the fire.

Add lime juice to rice to prevent further cooking. Avoid stirring the rice, fluff it with a fork and let it cool.

Cut the onions into thin slices. In a pan melt the remaining ghee and put raisins and cashews till it becomes brown color.

Drain it from ghee and keep aside. Then put the sliced onions and fry till it is dark brown color.

Add the fried onions, raisins and cashews to the rice and mix well.