Ingredients:

• 2 cups – basmati or any long grain Rice
• 1/2 cup – Coconut Milk
• 2.5 cups – water
• 1 cup – Carrot grated
• 4 – tomatoes, small
• 1/2 tsp – Ginger chopped fine
• 4 – green chillies, chopped lengthwise
• 1/2 cup – fresh or frozen Green peas
• 4 tsp – oil
• 1 tsp – Ghee
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• Salt – to taste
• Nuts – chopped (optional)

Method:

1. Wash the rice, add the coconut milk and water, and cook in a pressure cooker.
2. In a thick bottomed frying pan, heat ghee and oil.
3. Add cumin seeds and let them brown.
4. Then add ginger and green chillies and fry a bit.
5. Add grated carrots, and green peas and sautee well.
6. Add diced tomatoes and fry well.
7. After they have mixed well, add chilli powder, and salt and sautee a bit more.
8. Reduce heat and add the cooked rice. Mix well. Adjust seasoning.
9. Fry the chopped nuts in a tsp of ghee, and add to the pulaav.
10. Serve hot with raita.

Recipe courtesy of Nirupama