Hara Pulao(Green spicy pulao)

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice - 1 cup
• Cauliflower (cut into small pieces) - 250 grams
• Green peas - 150 grams
• Thinly sliced potatoes - 200 grams
• Cinnamon - 2 sticks
• Cloves - 4-5
• Black pepper - 7,8
• Bay leaves - 2-3
• Green cardamom - 2
• Thinly sliced onions - 2
• Thinly sliced green chilli - 2
• Vegetable oil - 4 tbsp.
• Coriander leaves- 1bunch(about 100 gms)
• Green chillies - 4
  
• Ginger -one inch piece
• Salt to taste
• Garam Masala Powder
  

Method:

• Grind together coriander leaves, green chillies and ginger into a smooth paste.
  
• Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan. Fry bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper for 1/2 minute on medium heat.
• Add thinly sliced onions, green chillies and fry till pink. Keep this aside.
• Take rest of the oil and fry all the vegetables for 4-5 minutes. This adds taste to pulao.
• Add paste of coriander leaves, green chilli and ginger to it.
• Add the fried onions, garam masala and salt. Stir and then fry it for 5 minutes.
• Add washed rice and water (slightly more than 2 cups). Cook on medium heat. Stir rice once while its getting cooked.
• Decorate with chopped green coriander leaves.
  
• Serve hot with any raita.