Khana- Indian Recipes and Cuisine

Method

Step 1: Heat oil in a pan, fry cashewnuts and raisins and take our then fry the sliced onions till pink and keep aside.
Step 2: Wash the rice and soak in water for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Heat again little more oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, black pepper, cloves , cardamoms,

cinnamon stick and sugar

Step 4: when the sugar turns brown in colour, add ginger, green chillies, curd salt and soaked rice, stir fry for 2 minutes on low flame.
Step 5: Add 3 1/2 cups of water and cover with a lid and allow to simmer on low flame till the rice is cooked and water is fully absorbed. Allow it cool for 15 - 20 minutes.
Step 6: Take half of the fried cashewnuts, raisins, onions and mix well with the cooked rice gently.
Step 7: Transfer the rice to a serving dish plate and garnish with the remaining nuts, raisins and onions and sliced tomatoes and chillies and serve hot at lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

Rice - 2 cups

Fresh curd - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Onion - 1 (Sliced)

Black pepper - 8

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Green chillies - 4

Ginger - 1 small piece

Cloves - 4

Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece

Cashewnuts - 10 (Broken into pieces)

Raisins - 2 tbsp

Oil - 5 tsp

Cardamoms - 4

Salt to taste