Sweet & Spicy Vegetable Fried Rice

ngredients: 1 kg Basmati rice or long, 20 grams Raisins, 2 dried apricots, 2 walnuts, 20 grams almonds, 2 finely powdered cinnamon sticks, 10-12 cloe, 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder, 250 grams veritcally cut onions, 100 grams finely chopped seedless green pepper, 200 grams finely chopped carrots, 250 grams finely chopped french beans, 10 finely copped garlic petals, 7-8 powdered Black Pepper 1 tbsp. salt, 1 bay leaf, 50 grams fresh coriander leaves, 250 grams, oil, 20 grams sugar

Method: 1. Roast rice with little amount of oil and cook it for 10 minutes, decant remained water. Do not cook rice to complete. Keep aside until vegetable fry mix is ready. VEGETABLE FRY MIX: In another large bottom vessel, pour oil and heat it to become hot. 2. To hot oil add garlic, bay leaf, cloe and onion, let onion fry on low fire until it become light pink to orange tint, add black pepper powder. 3. Add finely chopped vegetables, french beans, carrot, and green pepper continue heating on medium for another 5-7 minutes. 4. Add the turmeric powder, salt and mix it well. 5. Add the cooked rice to above mixture and keep mixing well on the low fire for a minute. 6. Cover the vessel and let it cook for another 5 minutes. 7. Add approx. 20 gm sugar and mix it once. 8. Take it out from the vessel and garnish the rice with chopped walnut, almond, raisins, cinnamon powder, dry apricot finely diced and fresh coriander leaves. (serves 6 people)