Carrot rice

Ingredients:

1 cup - basmati rice
4 - carrots
1 - onion
1 - tomato
3 - green chillies
2 tsp - ginger and garlic paste
1 tsp - cilantro
Salt to taste

To temper:

2 tsp - oil
2 tsp - butter
1 tsp - cinnamon sticks
4 - cloves
2 tsp - cashew
2 tsp - peanuts

Method

• Soak the rice for 30 minutes.
• Wash and drain them.
• Cook the rice with water in the ratio 1:2 in a pan or pressure cooker (1:1.5).
• After the rice is cooked cool them in a wide plate.
• Chop the onions and tomatoes finely.
• Grate the carrot and keep aside.
• In a wide pan add oil and butter.
• Add peanuts and cashews and fry them.
• Add the slit green chillies, onions, ginger - garlic paste.
• Fry until onions are translucent.
• Add tomatoes and cook for a minute.
• Then add grated carrot,salt and cook for 5 minutes covered.
• Add the cooked rice and mix.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Serve with any curry or raitha.