Ingredients:

• 1 cup – basmati Rice
• 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp – cumin
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala
• 1 tsp – black pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp – Ghee
• Oil
• 1/2 cup – vegetables (mixture of peas, beans, carrot, capsicum, cabbage)
• 1/2 tsp – kasoori Methi
• 1 – onion, chopped finely

Method:

1. Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 10 mins.
2. Heat oil and add cumin.
3. When it splutters, add onion and saute till transparent.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till fragrant.
5. Add chopped vegetables and saute.
6. Add salt, pepper powder, garam masala and saute till it emanates an aroma.
7. In a microwave-safe dish, mix the sauteed vegetables with the soaked rice.
8. Add ghee and water and microwave on high for 15 mins.
9. Serve hot with onion raitha and chips.

Recipe courtesy of Vasanthy Madhavan