This is just to give you an idea for evening meal or weekend lunch .
Ingredients
1 cup basmati rice
1 medium size potato, onion, carrot all in small pieces
2 to 3 tablespoon of frozen peas
2 tablespoon of oil
3 to 4 cloves
2 small cinnamon sticks
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
Masala
1 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon of green chilli crushed .
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin/coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
Method.
Wash rice and socked rice for 1/2 hour.
Heat the pan, add oil. Add clove, cinnamon, mustard seed, cumin seed. When they crack (popped), add all veg, stir.
Add all masala mix it well and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Drain rice and add in, stir it cook for further 3 to 4 minutes.
Add 1 1/2 cups hot water and let it cook , check if rice cook if not add little more water and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add nob of butter spread on top of rice and simmer little more.
Optional - add boiled egg sliced in 2. before you add butter - like egg biryanis.