Simple Peas Pulao

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Frozen or fresh green peas - 3/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 1 stick
Cardamom seeds - 2
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Cashews - 6
Ghee / oil - 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Method:

1) In a bowl add basmati rice, wash it and soak for half n hour.
2) Cook green peas seperately and drain the water and keep aside.
3) In a round bottomed pan bring water to boil and add soaked basmati rice and cook well
4) Drain the water,spread the cooked rice on a plate and add little bit of oil so that the rice grains will not stick together and will be seperated.
5) Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds,cardomom,cinnamon and fry well.
6) Add ginger garlic paste and fry well.
7) Add salt and green peas and saute for a while.
8) Add coooked rice to the pan and mix well.
9) Garnish with fried cashews and serve.

Optional: You can also saute green chillies, onions along with peas.