Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice,1 cup peas, 2 teaspoons ginger+garlic paste, 3 cups water, 1 teaspoon aniseed, 2 sticks cinnamon, 5 cloves, 2 bay leaves, 4 cardamoms, 1 chopped onion, 2 green chillies, 7 tablespoons vegetable oil or ghee, coriander leaves, salt to taste.
Method: Soak rice in water for half an hour. Heat oil in a pan for about 2 minutes. Add aniseed, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cardamoms & cloves. stir for a few seconds. Add onion, green chilly, ginger & garlic paste & peas. Stir and fry for about 2 minutes. Add rice. Fry till rice turns opaque(approximately 3 minutes). Add salt & water. Stir once & cook. Decorate with coriander leaves and serve.By Shanthiarun