CHRISTMAS PULAO

Ingredients : - 1 cup basmati rice( long grain), 20 grams ghee, I big onion, 1 green chilly, ¼ bunch coriander leaves, ¼ bunch mint leaves, ½ teaspoon garam masala, 1 pinch turmeric, ½ teaspoon coriander seeds, ½ cup curd, 1big tomato, ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 10 cashew nuts, 5 grams nutmeg, 5 grams, mace and salt to taste.

Preparation time : - 25 minutes     Serves : - 2

HOW TO PREPARE : - Finely chop the onion, tomato and green chilly each separately and set it aside. Wash the rice and soak it in warm water for ten minutes. Take a blender and put the coriander leaves, mint leaves and the green chillies and make a paste. Take the nutmeg and mace and make a powder. Take a frying pan and add the ghee. Bring to heat and add the onion and fry till its golden brown. Then put in the ginger garlic paste, ground paste, cashew nuts, turmeric and coriander powder. Mix well and sauté for five minutes. When all the raw smell leaves add the curd and tomatoes. Mix it and then pour in two cups of water. Cover the pan and bring it to boil. Then drain all the water from the rice and put it in. Add the ground powder and salt to taste. Stir well and cook till the rice is done. Put out the pulao on a big platter and decorate the edges with tomatoes slices.