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Delicious Pulaav

Ingredients

Basmati or long grain rice - 2 cups
Coconut Milk- 1/2 can
Water-2 1/2 cups
Carrot grated- 1 cup
Tomatoes - 4 small
Ginger chopped fine - 1/2 teaspoon
Green chilli chopped lengthwise-4
Fresh or frozen Green Peas- 1/2 cup
Oil - 4 teaspoons
Ghee - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon or as per requirement.
Salt as required
Nuts chopped (optional)

Method:

1. Wash the rice, add the coconut milk and water to cook in a pressurecooker.
2. In a thick bottomed frying pan, add ghee and oil. When the oil heats up, add cummin seeds and let them brown. Then add ginger and green chillies and fry a bit.
3. Add grated carrots, green peas and saute well. Add diced tomatoes and fry well. After they have mixed well, add chilli powder, salt and fry a bit more.
4. Reduce heat and add the cooked rice. Mix well. Adjust seasoning. Add chopped nuts in a teaspoon of ghee, fry well and add to pulaav. Serve hot with raita.