Ginger Rice

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Fresh Ginger - 1 long pieces
Butter - 1 tbsp
Whole cardamom - 1 (crush little)
Cashew Nuts - 10 Nos
Raisins - 10
Saffron colour - little (mix in little milk)
salt


Procedure:

1. Boil chopped ginger and crushed cardamom in a pot with 2 cups of water. Allow it to reduce to half of its quantity. Strain it and keep the water.

2. Heat butter in a pan and fry cashews and raisins

3. To this add sliced onions till they turn golden brown.

4. Add the washed rice and mix well.

5. To this add salt, saffron colored milk and ginger juice (1 cup). Add 3/4th cup of water (Rice: water -- 1: 1 3/4)

6.Cook in rice cooker or pressure cooker (2-3 whistles).

7. Mix well and serve hot with raita or any gravy.