YUMMY PODIMAS RICE

U need:
Basmati rice: 1 cup
Potatoes: 3 medium sized cleaned and boiled
green chillies: 2 slit fine
red chilli powder: 1 tsp
dhaniya jeera powder: 2 tsp
onion: 1 medium sliced fine
garam masala powder: 1 tsp
turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
bay leaf: 1
mustard seeds: 1 tsp
cinnamon: 2 sticks
cardamom: 3 pods
cloves: 3
salt to taste
ghee: 3 tabslp
sugar pinch
mint leaves: few
coriander leaves: 2 tsp

Method:
1. Clean and soak rice for 10 mins. Pressure cook the rice with 1 cup water. Transfer the cooked  rice to a plate and allow to cool.
2. Peel the skin of the potato and just crumble to big pieces.
3. Heat ghee in a cooking pan,add the bay leaf and saute.Add the cinnamon sticks,cardamom and cloves. Now add the mustard seeds and sputter. Add the slit green chillies and continue stirring. 
4. Add the sliced onions and continue stirring till onions turn light brown.Add turmeric,chilli powder,dhaniya-jeera powder and garam masala,mint leaves and saute well for 2 mins.
5. Add the crumbled potatoes and salt and toss well for 5 to 6 mins. To this add the cooked rice and toss well. Add coriander leaves and stir well for 2 mins.Add pinch sugar and switch o
off the stove. Cover the podimas rice with a plate and rest for 5 mins.
6. Serve hot with a pineapple or cucumber raita.

Note: Quick to make and mouthwatering to eat this podimas rice can be made with left over rice too. To have a richer taste,fry a few broken cashews in ghee and garnish the podimas rice before serving.
Bonn!!!Appetite!!!!!!!