Ingredients:
• 2 cups – Basmati Rice
• 1 cup – Baby Corn (slices as small bites)
• 2 cups – Coconut Milk
• 1 cup – Water
• 1- Onion (big and chopped finely)
• 3- Tomatoes (big and juicy)
• 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste
• 2- Green chillies (slit opened)
• 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala powder
• 1 tsp – Fennel seed powder
• 2- Bay leaves, cloves, Cardamom seeds and Cinnamon stick
• Salt
• 2 tbsp – Oil + Ghee
• A few coriander leaves.
Method:
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes and then drain the excess water and keep aside.
- Now heat the oil and ghee in a microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes on high in a microwave oven.
- Then add the bay leaves, cloves, cardamom seeds and cinnamon stick and cook on high for 5 minutes.
- Now immediately add the finely chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, slit opened green chillies and fennel seed powder, cook everything for 10 minutes (stir in between) until cooked.
- Now add the red chilli powder, garam masala powder, chopped baby corn pieces and salt, cook everything again for 10 minutes on high (stir twice).
- Now add the coconut milk and water, cook for 10 minutes on high (stir in between).
- Then add the soaked basmati rice and cook for 20 minutes on high in microwave oven (stir twice in between) until the rice gets well cooked.
- Serve with papads, spicy potato fry or with boiled eggs.
- Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes.