Chawal chamak challo

A little vatiation from the usual pulao, i've named it a little finkily as i learnt it on a t.v show and he named in a similar manner.. well here comes the recipe..


Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 7


Ingredients:

1. Vegetables (I took 200gms each of beans, carrots, potatoes)
2. Green pees (frozen/regular)
3. Rice 21/2 cups
4. Water
5. Oil
6. Onions 2-3
7. Coriander leaves
8. Green chillies 10-12
9. Cashews 8-10
10. Mustard seeds
11. Jeera seeds
12. Bay leaf
13. Clove pods 2-3
14. Cinnamon sticks 1 inch
15. Grated coconut 1 cup

Method:

1. Cut the vegetables and keep aside.
2. In a mixer grind coconut, green chillies, onions, coriander leaves, clove pods, cinnamon stick to a fine paste and keep.
3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and season with mustard seeds, jeera seeds, bay leaf and cashews.
4. Add the grind paste and saute till raw smell disappears.
5. Now add the vegetables and mix well.
6. Add salt, water and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Make sure each grain of rice is separate.

Serve hot with raitha or just like that.

Make sure you remove the bay leaf before you serve, when left behind for  along time it makes the rice bitter.