Vegetable Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 4 cups (uncooked)
Mixed vegetables - 1.5 cups
Green Chilis - 4, cut lengthwise
Oil, Salt -as needed
Dhaniya/Coriander powder - tbsp
Cloves, cinnamon powder  - 1/2 tsp or as required
Onions - thinly sliced
Potatoes - cut into cubes

Preparation time -  1 hr

Method

• Wash, soak rice aside for half an hour.
• Take a vessel, add 2tbsp of oil and heat it.
• Add onions, green chillies fry them. When they are half done, add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder.
• Once the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes, add mixed vegetables, cut potatoes, little salt and cover the lid to stir fry the contents.
• Once the vegetables are cooked halfway, add coriander powder and cloves, cinnamon powder.
• Add rice without water and fry all the contents.
• Now add 8 cups water, coriander leaves, salt to bring in the right taste.
• Allow the rice to cook...vegetable rice is ready...!!

Variations 
Can add a tbsp of ghee while the rice is boiling.

Serving options
Goes well with Alu kurma and raita.