RICE - METHI PEANUT PULAV

METHI PEANUT PULAV
Ingredients:
Kasoori Methi-2 tbsp
fresh or dried peanut soaked-1 handful
rice - 2 1/2cups
salt
oil(used sesame oil)
onion-4 medium size cut into small pieces
cloves-5nos
br\ay leaf-2 small size
cumin seeds-2tsp
fennel seeds-1tsp
turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
ginger garlic and chillie paste-3 to 4 tbsp as per your spicy tounge
vegetables of your choice(beans, carrots, potatoes etc)-1/2 cup
water to cook

Method
Soak rice in water.
Heat pan. Add oil and once heated add onion , saunf, half of cumin seeds, bay leaf and cloves and saute them till onions are cooked. Then add kasoori methy and saute till they change its colour lightly to lite brown. Then add all the vegetables, ginger garlic paste, peanuts, turmeric powder and little chilli powder and salt. Cook them till half done.

I have used electric cooker. SO i have added 5 cups of water as the rice was aged. You can increase or decerease water content depending on the type of rice you use.Then i have added all the fried mixture into it and covered the lid and set to cooking mode. Once its cooked the cooker comes to warm mode. But leave it for few minutes in warm mode and mix the rice with a fork and serve hot with onion raita and a pappad.
Nutritional Info:
Vitamin A, Fiber, folate, carbohydrates and protein, calcium as i have used sesame oil and traces of minerals and vitamins.

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