Ingredients

• 2 cups - basmati or any long grain rice
• 1/2 cup - coconut milk
• 2.5 cups - water
• 1 cup - carrot grated
• 4 - tomatoes, small
• 1/2 tsp - ginger chopped fine
• 4 - green chillies, chopped lengthwise
• 1/2 cup - fresh or frozen green peas
• 4 tsp - oil
• 1 tsp - ghee
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - chilli powder
• Salt - to taste
• Nuts - chopped (optional)

How to Make Delicious Pulaav

• Wash the rice, add the coconut milk and water, and cook in a pressure cooker.
• In a thick bottomed frying pan, heat ghee and oil.
• Add cumin seeds and let them brown.
• Then add ginger and green chillies and fry a bit.
• Add grated carrots, and green peas and sautee well.
• Add diced tomatoes and fry well.
• After they have mixed well, add chilli powder, and salt and sautee a bit more.
• Reduce heat and add the cooked rice. Mix well. Adjust seasoning.
• Fry the chopped nuts in a tsp of ghee, and add to the pulaav.
• Serve hot with raita.