Ingredients:

• 1 – onion, sliced vertically
• 3 – Green chillies
• 1 cup – peas
• 3 to 4 – carrots, diced
• Spices:
• Ginger – according to taste
• 5 – Cloves
• 5 – Cardamoms
• Cilantro – a few leaves
• 1/2 to 1 tsp – chilli powder
• Other:
• 2 cups – Rice (Basmati or any other long grain variety
• 3 tbsp – Butter
• Salt – according to taste

Method:

1. Grind the ginger, cardamoms and cloves to a fine paste adding a little water.
2. Melt the butter, add onions and fry for 3 – 4 minutes.
3. Add the paste and fry a little more.
4. Add cilantro leaves. Then add the vegetables and fry again for some time.
5. Add the rice and keep stirring until the rice turns crisp.
6. Add salt and chilli powder.
7. Add exactly 2.75 cups of water.
8. Pressure cook for 8 – 10 minutes (don’t let it cook too long).
9. Serve hot with raita.

Recipe courtesy of Bala Sreenivasan