Ingredients:
1.Grated carrot- 2(1 cup)
2.Basmati Rice- 1 cup
3.Chopped onion-1/2
4.Cloves-2
5.Cinnamon- 1 small stick
6.Jeera/Saunf- 1 tsp
7.Oil/Butter- 2 tbsp
8.Cilantro- handful
9.Green chilly-1
10.Salt
11.Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
To grind without adding water:
1.Chopped tomato-1
2.Red chillies- 1-2(as per taste)
3.Grated coconut- 2 tbsp
4.Chopped onion-1/2
Method:
1.Soak basmati rice in water for 20 minutes
2.Cook with 1.5 cups of water in rice cooker. Do not overcook rice.
3.Heat oil in a pan, add jeera/saunf,cloves,cinnamom,green chilly and when jeera splutters add chopped onion and saute till they become golden brown.
4.Toss in the grated carrots,add little butter,salt and turmeric and cook for 5-8 minutes in low-medium flame sauteing now and then so that the carrots don't get burnt.
5.Set aside the carrot+onion mixture.
6.Add oil/butter to the same pan and empty the ground paste to it. Cook for 10 minutes in medium flame sauteing inbetween till the raw smell of onion fades away.
7.Add the carrot+onion mixture,mix,sprinkle little water and cook for 5 minutes.
8.Add this to the cooked basmati rice and mix gently without mashing the rice.
9.Garnish with cilantro
10.Serve with raita
P.S:For people who don't like the flavour of clove/cinnamon,skip that or you can add a clove and cinnamon stick while cooking rice to get the masala flavour and remove it while mixing so that you don't bite into it.Or use a pinch on any garam masala when you saute carrots+onions.
