Mixed Vegetable Masala Rice

HI

Not all weekends do I cook elaborate, some weekends
it is a very simple one pot dish especially when my daughter gives me a break
from the kitchen to cook it herself.

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION

Wash and drain the rice and keep aside

Slice all the vegetables

Heat a pressure pan and add the ghee to it. Once sufficiently
hot add the cardamom, clove, cinnamon,bay leaf, cumin and fennel seeds and
saute for few seconds

Now add onions and green chillies and saute till it
becomes transparent

Add all the vegetables, and ginger garlic paste and
saute for few more seconds

Now add the turmeric, chilli,coriander,cumin powders
and mix well

Add the washed rice, water, garam masala,lemon juice
ans salt

Mix well and put the lid on. When the steam starts
to come out, put the weight on thelid of the cooker and cook upto 3 whistles

Let it cool and then open the lid and fluff it up
with a fork

Serve with raita and pappad!!

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