Indo-persian Rice

Tasty and healthy

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 medium sized onion sliced
• 1 1/2 carrot (thin sliced and cut)
• 2 teaspoon purified butter
• 1 tablespoon cashew nuts (optional)
• 1 tablespoon (raisins)
• 1/4th orange peel (sliced)
• sugar 3 teaspoon
• water

Instructions

STEP 1:

Take a cup of water in a vessel

STEP 2:

add the orange peel slices

STEP 3:

boil for 10 mins

STEP 4:

strain in a colander

STEP 5:

(this removes the sour taste of the orange peel)

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

boil rice in a rice cooker or however you do it usually. Keep aside

STEP 8:

take purified butter in a pan. Heat the purified butter

STEP 9:

add onion slices and saute until translucent.

STEP 10:

add 11/2 teaspoon sugar and saute to caramelize

STEP 11:

add cashew nuts, carrot slices, orange peel slices and remaining sugar and fry until carrot and orange is cooked.

STEP 12:

add the boiled rice and mix well.

STEP 13:

garnish with mint leaves and coriander leaves.

STEP 14:

STEP 15:

enjoy with my east indian chicken green curry.