Shanthi's Cookbook

Ingredients -

Ghee /Butter/oil - 2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 2 tsp
Green Cardamons - 3
Cloves - 4
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Palak / Spinach - about 1 cup
Green Chillis - 3
Medium Onion - 1
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Jeera Powder - 1 tsp
Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Lemon juice - 2 drops
Salt - According to taste
Ajinomoto - 1/4 tsp

Pre requisite -
Wash and Soak Basmati rice in water for 1 hour.

Procedure -
1. In a Pressure pan add 1/2 tsp ghee/butter/oil... fry 1 tsp cashew. Keep aside.
2. Grind Palak/spinach, green chillis, onion pieces, 1 tsp cashew nuts into a paste
3. In the same pan, heat up the remaining butter / oil and add Green cardamons, Cloves, Ginger Garlic Paste, and spinach paste from Step 2.
4. While stirring on a low flame, add Coriander powder, Gram masala, Jeera powder and black pepper. Cook till Spinach cooks .
5. Now add the soaked basmati rice and water (1:2 ratio). Mix well all the contents in the pressure pan. Add salt and ajinomoto.
6. Pressure cook it. (Instead of a pressure pan, you can follow all the above steps in a regular pan and later transfer them into a electric rice cooker)
7. Garnish with fried cashew nuts (from step 1) and serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Raita.