Ingredients:

• 2 cups – rice.
• 6 cups – Water.
• 1 cup – Shelled green Peas.
• 4 tbsp – Salt.
• 1 to 2 tbsp Masala powder.
• 20 to 25 – Cashewnuts (fried in ghee).

Method:

1. Fry rice till brown. Add 6 cups of water.
2. Add green peas & cook for some time i.e. for about 1/2 an hour in a cooker.
3. Lift the lid. Add salt.
4. Cover again till the rice is well – cooked.
5. Spread the cooked rice in a big plate.
6. Add masala powder & cashewnuts & mix well.
7. Serve hot with vadaams.

Recipe courtesy of Deepa