Ingredients:
- 500gms – 21/2 cup of basmati rice – soaked in water for half and hour
- Fresh spices
-2 cups of mint leaves
-½ cup of coriander leaves
-1 tbsp of ginger
-couple of green chillies
- water
- 4 tbsp of oil
- 1 tsp of shahi jeera
- 1 tsp of hing
- 1 tej patta / bay leaf
- 2-3 bits of cassia
- 6 cloves
- 8-10 pepper corns
- 2 cups of peas
- 3 ¼ tsp of salt
- juice of 1 lemon
Method:
- Grind together all the fresh spices mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, green chillies and little bit of water
– put the mixture In a bowl
- In a pan boil water, in other pan add oil, shahi jeera, hing, bay leaf, cassia, cloves, pepper corns and the raw masala and mix well
- Add the drained rice and mix it well with the masala and add the peas and pour in the boiled water and salt and juice of lemon
- Close the lid and cook until the rice is done.