1 cup chopped Vegetables (you can take beans, peas, carrots, potatoes) all in equal quantities.
2 cups rice preferably Basmati soaked in lukewarm water for min 20 mins.
Garlic, Ginger, Green Chillies paste.
one large onion cut lengthwise.
two medium tomatoes chopped fine.
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder if you want colour.
Salt as desired
2 cups Coconut milk.
1and 1/2 cups Water
2 tbsp oil
2 Bay leaves
1 cup chopped coriander leaves.
Method
Take a large vessel and put oil in it.
When the oil becomes hot, put the paste with onion and 2 bay leaves in it.
Add Garam Masala.
Stir till onion becomes golden brown.
Add Tomatoes.
Stir again for 2 min.
Add all the chopped vegetables.
If you are taking 2 cups of rice, take 1 and 1/2 cups water and 2 cups coconut milk.
Add the water and coconut milk in the vessel.
Put Turmeric Powder, half cup coriander leaves, salt and stir it.
Close the vessel and allow the liquid to boil.
When it boils add the rice, and close the vessel for 10 minutes.
Then simmer and keep it for another 10 mins.
Add the other half cup of coriander leaves to garnish on top.
You can also add bread crumbs fried in oil/ghee while garnishing.
Preparation of Coconut milk
Cut coconut and blend it with little amounts of water in a blender.
Then sieve the liquid out of the paste.
Add this liquid with water in vessel.
Note: If you don't have Garam Masala powder, then you can put cinnamon, cloves, cardamom in the garlic, ginger and green chillies paste.
