VEGETABLE RICE

Vegetable rice ingredients:

1.  Basmati rice - 2 cups
2.  Water - 3 cups
3.  Ginger garlic paste - 3 tsp
4.  Green chillies - 5
5.  Onion - 1 lengthwise chopped
6.  Tomato - 1 finely chopped
7.  Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
8.  Cardamom - 2
9.  Clove - 2
10. Bay leaf - 1
11. Cashew nuts - 10
12. Coconut milk - 1 cup (thick)
13. Ghee - 6 tsp
14. Carrot & Beans - 1 cup
15. Peas - ½ cup
16. coriander leaves - few
17. Mint leaves - few

Vegetable rice preparation:

Heat the pressure cooker with ghee. Then add cashew nuts, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and bay leaf.

Sauté for few mins. Then add onions. Fry for few mins.

Next add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and green chillies.

Sauté until the raw smell disappears. Then add carrots, beans and peas. Combine well.

Then add rice, coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and mint leaves.

Close the pressure cooker. Now pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.

Now your mixed vegetable rice is ready. Serve hot with onion raitha.