Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice-4cups
Chopped Onions-1cup
Diced potatoes-1/2cup
Diced carrots-1/2cup
Cut Beans-1/2cup
Frozen Peas-1/2cup
Garam Masala powder-1tsp
Ginger garlic paste-2tsp
Cloves-5
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Small cinnamon pieces-2-3
Bay leaves-2
Cashews-12-15
Cardamom seeds-few
Oil-3Tbsp
Ghee(Clarified butter) - 1Tbsp
Salt - 1 1/2tsp or as per taste
Chopped Coriander leaves(Cilantro)- 2-3Tbsp
Chopped Mint-1Tbsp

Method:

Heat oil and ghee in a pan, add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, cumin seeds, cardamom seeds and cashews, fry little and add onions, fry until clear. Add ginger garlic paste, mint, half of the cilantro and fry for 2 minutes and add peas, potatoes, carrots, beans and saute for 5 minutes and add rice, fry for 2 minutes. Add 8 cups of water, salt and garam masala powder,and mix everything well,taste the salt, if needed add little more at this time, let it boil and cover the dish cook on medium low heat until done. Or you can transfer, whole thing into a Rice cooker and cook until done. Garnish with cilantro, serve hot with Raitha.