Khana- Indian Recipes and Cuisine

Method

Step 1: Fry the onions in a pan with the ghee till brown.
Step 2: Fry the cashews and raisins and keep aside.
Step 3: Add cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and cardamoms and fry for a minute.
Step 4: Then add the rice and fry on low heat so that the rice grains are coated with the ghee.
Step 5: Add the green peas and fry for another 3 minutes.
Step 6: Add salt and cover the rice with double its amount of boiling water.
Step 7: Bring to a boil and then simmer till the water is absorbed.
Step 8: Garnish with the fried cashews and raisins and serve hot.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 500 gms, washed & soaked for 1/2 an hour

Onion - 1, sliced

Green peas - 2 cups, parboiled

Ghee - 170 gms

Bay leaf 1

Peepercorns - 8

Cinnamon stick - 3 inches

Cardamom - 2

Cloves - 8

Cashews 50 gms

Raisins - 100 gms

Salt to taste