Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups – Basmati rice.
• 3 – Potatoes (big).
• 1- Onion.
• 2 -tomatoes (small).
• 6 Cloves – Garlic.
• a small piece – Ginger.
• 3 – green Chillies.
• 1 tbsp – Jeera.
• 1 pinch -Turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tbsp – Chilli powder.
• 1/2 tbsp – Masala powder.
• 10 – Cashew nuts.
• a small bunch – Curry leaves & cilantro.
• Salt.
• 3 tbsp – ghee.

Method:

1. In a pan, add a little ghee and fry the rice till it becomes slightly brown and keep it aside.
2. Again in a pan, add 1 tbsp of oil, fry the jeera and keep aside.
3. Cut the potatoes in the shape of French fries.
4. Chop the onions and tomatoes.
5. In a frying pan, add 1 tbsp of ghee, add the onion, when it turns slightly golden brown add tomatoes and let it cook for a while.
6. Make a paste of garlic, ginger, chillies and add that to the vegetables.
7. Finally add the potatoes and let it cook for another 6-10 mins.
8. Add, turmeric, chilli powder and salt.
9. In a rice cooker, pour 2 tbsps ghee and the cooked vegetables and the rice with 1.5 cups of water.
10. Add masala powder (1/2 tsp) and fried jeera.
11. When the rice is done, add fried cashew nuts and chopped curry and cilantro leaves.
12. Serve it with green pepper raitha.

Recipe courtesy of Jayasree Sai