Carrot Rice/Pulav

Carrot rice is another flavorful one pot quick meal...This z a simple delicious rice recipe similar to pulav....Got this recipe years back from a cookery show in DD Malayalam

Ingredients

Basmati Rice-2 cup
Carrot grated- 1 1/2 cup
Water- 4  cup
Onion chopped- 1 large 
Green Chilly- 4
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Bay leaf- 1no
Cinnamon- 1 inch thick
Clove- 2
Cardamon-2
Pepper corns-2no
Fennel Seeds- a pinch
Cashew nuts- 6-7
lemon juice - a few drops
salt to taste
Oil/ghee

Method:-

1 Heat oil/ghee in a  pan and add in the whole garam masala and saute till a nice aroma comes
2 add cashew nuts and fry till golden brown. 
3 Add onions , green chilly,salt and ginger and saute till it becomes golden brown. 
4 Add in the grated carrot and stir fry. 
5 Add rice and allow the masalas and oil to get coated 
6 finally add water and when it starts to boil close the lid and cook in low flame till its done
7 then switch off all water evaporates...
8 Using a fork make the rice fluffy and add in lemon juice. 

Serve warm with raitha and any spicy side dish