Ingredients: (Serves 4)
2 cups (400 gms) basmati rice,
2 tbsp ghee or butter,
2-3 tejpatta(bay leaves),
2 1″ dalchini(cinnamon stick),
3-4 kalimirch(peppercorns)
1 cup green peas fresh or frozen,
1 medium size onion, sliced,
A handful of cashew nuts,
A handful of raisins,
Salt to taste,
Water.
Method:
Wash the rice two or three times in fresh water. Then soak for 30 minutes. (optional)
In a pressure cooker, heat some ghee/butter and fry tejpatta, dalchini and peppercorns for a minute. Then add onion and mix well. Saute onion till they turn brown. Then add cashew nuts, raisins, green peas, mix well and add the washed rice. Again mix so that the rice mixes properly with the spices and green peas. Add around 4 cups of water(or as required according to the type of rice). Pressure cook upto 2 whistles(again this depends upon the type of rice).
Serve hot with dal fry.