pulao

With due apologies for the prolonged absence, here begins my muse after my mum declared that she was too unfit to cook!

You need:-
* frozen peas and carrots - 1 cup
* frozen corn - 1/2 cup
* cumin - 2 tbsp
* coriander powder - 1 tbsp
* turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
* salt to taste
* cooked rice - 2 1/2 cups
* green chillies - 2
* olive oil - 2 tbsp

Method:-
Heat the peas, carrot and corn to defrost in the microwave and keep aside.
You can cook rice by having 1 cup rice to 2 cups water (in case of basmati rice) and to 3 cups water (in case of parmal rice) in a pressure cooker. Put a couple drops of olive oil in the water and raw rice mixture prior to cooking. After it is cooked, keep aside.
Pour olive oil into a pan and heat. Add cumin seeds, green chillies, coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute until the cumins have turned a darker colour. Now add the peas, carrots and corn and lower the heat to sim. Cover and cook until carrots feel tender. Add the cooked rice and salt and mix.

Pulao is best served with raita ( a spicy yoghurt mixed with either vegetable or fried gram balls).