Aug 09 contest by Easycrafts

[easycrafts]

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Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice
1/2 cup mixed vegetables (carrot, peas, beans, cauliflower)
3 tbsp oil
1 onion chopped lengthwise
Few cashews
1 potato chopped lengthwise
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 cloves
Piece of cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup beaten curd
1 tsp garam masala powder

To grind to paste

1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
2 green chillies
Piece of ginger
2 tbsp grated coconut
1 chopped onion

Wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes. Add salt, cinnamon, bayleaf, cloves, 1 tsp oil and cook the rice till soft. Divide into three portions.

Heat the 2 tbsp oil, add onion, potato, cashews and fry till onions start getting brown. Add turmeric and one portion of the rice. Mix well.

Grind the masala paste and heat with 2 tsp oil..Add the curd, garam masala and keep stirring till it starts leaving oil and gets thick. Add a little salt and then add the second portion of rice and mix without breaking the rice.

Add cooked vegetables to the third portion and keep ready.

Take a kadai, spread some fried onions in the base. Next spread a layer of the rice with yellow colour. Then spread the plain rice with vegetables as the second layer. Finally spread the third portion of rice with masala paste. Press well and cook covered on low flame for 5-10 minutes

Serve hot with raita of your choice.
Contributed by : Simple Indian food (http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com)

[banishapa]

Easycrafts, I am hungry send me over this yummy rice.

[tulsi34]

Easycrafts, very nice recipe. good presentation.

[easycrafts]

@Banishapa--you are welcome anytime to take the entire plate

@Tulsi--Thanks dear

[ketaki2097]

Very good recipe, well presented. I read your interview, very impressed by your multitalent.

[sunkan]

you really know how to kindle a fire in the belly....cheers..sunkan

[easycrafts]

Thanks Ketaki and Sunkan

[arti.anurag]

looks very tempting.whenever you cook it again,just gimme a call i ll come

[easycrafts]

Thanks Arti..will surely make it for u

[Niti Sharma]

very nice recipe easy craft...sounds very delicious. Yummy:)

[easycrafts]

Thanks Niti

[dr.jyoti gupta]

dear suchitra,great presentation.i remember,i had to make pulao as cooked dish in my msc homesc. final exams.i had made somewhat like this one.i had scored the highest.so will you!

[easycrafts]

Thanks Jyoti for ur wishes

[sulu2000]

Easycrafts, very tempting rice. Well presented.

[easycrafts]

Thanks Sulu

[Moksha]

I liked the recipe & will try it out

[mrs. parekh]

The receipe is really simple & must be delicious .

[easycrafts]

Thanks Moksha and Mrs Parekh