IT Café Online

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups basmati rice
cardamoms-3
cloves-3
cinnamon-1 inch
2 bay leaves
1 cup mixed diced raw vegetables (beans, carrots, peas)
1 teaspoon garam masala powder, ghee
salt to taste
kevera water
little zaffrani colour
3 tablespoon malaikafta or any vegetable gravy.
silver foil, fried cashewnuts and kishmis.

Method

Soak the rice for 15-20 minutes.

Boil 8 cups water. Add 1 tablespoon salt, 3 cloves, 3 cardamoms, cinnamon, 1 cup diced vegetables and bay leaves. Let it boil for 5 minutes.

Then add the pre-soaked basmati rice. Drain after it is cooked. Let it cool.

Then spread the cooked rice in a greased baking dish. Pour hot 2-3 tablespoon ghee on the rice. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1 tablespoon kevera water(mixed with 1/2 teaspoon sugar and little zaffrani colour).

Then pour 3 tablespoon any vegetable gravy. Cover dish with aluminium foil.

Bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes at 180 degree centigrade.

Decorated with silver foil and fried cashewnuts and kishmis. Serve.