Spicy Vegetable Pulao

 Preparation Time: 25 minutes.
Cooking Time: 6 minutes.
Serves 4.  

Ingredients

1 cup boiled mixed vegetables (French beans and carrot) cubes 
¼ cup boiled green peas
3 cups cooked rice (chawal)
2 tbsp ghee
Salt to taste
½ cup deep-fried onions

To be ground into a smooth paste (using ½ cup of water)
7 garlic cloves (lehsun)
7 whole dry Kashmiri red chillies, broken into pieces 
25 mm. (1") piece of ginger (adrak)
1 tbsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

For the garnish
½ cup deep-fried onions 
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Instruction

1. Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the prepared paste and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
2. Add the mixed vegetables, green peas, salt and 2 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
3. Add the rice and deep-fried onions, mix well and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
    Serve hot garnished with deep-fried onions and coriander.