Veg Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Water (to cook rice) - 3 cups
Carrots - chopped into small bite size pieces - 1cup
Beans - chopped into small bite size pieces - 1cup
Spring onions - finely chopped - 1 bunch
Green Peas - 1/2 cup
Indian green Chillies - 5 - finely chopped
Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 5 1-inch small pieces
Cardamom - 2-3 pods
Ginger-garlic paste - 2 teaspoons
Black pepper powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt (adjust to taste)
Oil for frying
Ghee for frying nuts

Procedure:

1. Cook rice separately.  Add just enough water, & not more; else the rice would become too soft.
2. Fry cashew nuts in ghee & keep them aside.
3. Heat oil (around 3 to 4 table spoons).
4. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom pods & fry them a little.
5. Add ginger-garlic paste & fry.
6. Add chillies, carrots, beans, peas & fry.
7. Add spring onions & fry.
8. Add black pepper powder & salt & fried cashew nuts.
9. Add rice & stir so that the veggies are spread evenly. Cook for 2-3 mins & it should be ready to serve.

-->Soak the rice in water for 30mins before cooking. Drain the water & fry the rice for 3 minutes in 2 tablespoons of ghee.