Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients:


Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Cinnamon - half stick
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 4
Bay Leaves - 2
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red chili powder - Optional (for extra spice)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbs 
Boiled Peas - 1 cup
Potatoes - 1
Coconut Milk - 1 cup
Green chillies - 4 
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Curry leaves - few
Cilantro/Coriander leaves for garnish 
Oil - tbs


Method:


1) Soak Basmati rice  and keep aside.
2) Grind Onions into paste and keep aside.
3) Heat oil in a deep bottom pan  or directly in a pressure cooker and add Curry leaves,Cinnamon, Cardamon, Bay leaf,Cloves and fry well.
4) Add finely chopped green chillies, Onion paste and Ginger garlic paste to the pan and fry well.
5) Add salt and mix well.
6) Add chopped Potatoes and Boiled green peas to the pan and mix well.
7) Add turmeric powder and mix well.Can add red chili powder for extra spice.
8) Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook well.
9) Now add Coconut milk and mix well.
10) Add soaked Basmati Rice and add required amount of water and mix well.
11) If the above process is done in a pressure cooker close the lid and cover it with whistle and cook it on low flame for 3 to 4 whistles.
12) If you do not have pressure cooker and have an electric cooker, Transfer the content into the electric cooker and cook it.
13) Garnish with finely chopped Cilantro and serve hot with Raitha.