KABULI

Ingredients:---

Basmati rice - 2 cups (wash and soak for 30 minutes, drain),
Mixed boiled vegetables - 2 cups (carrot, beans, peas, cauliflower),
Onions - 2 (sliced and deep fried),
Thick curd - 1 cup,
Saffron - A few strands (dissolved in 1/4 cup hot milk),
Ghee - 5 tbsp,
Salt to taste,
Gattas - 1/2 cup (as prepared in gatta pulao),
Bread pices - 1 cup (fried),
Cashew-nuts - 1 tbsp (fried),
Raisins - 1 tbsp,
Cloves - 3,
Cinamon - 1" stick,
For the paste -
Onion - 2,
Garlic - 4 cloves,
Ginger - 1/2" piece,
Green chillies - 2 ,
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp,
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp,
Peppercorns - 2,
Aniseeds - 1/2 tsp,
Poppy seeds - 2 tsp (make paste of these ingredients using a little water if required),

Method

1. Boil enough water. Add salt and rice. Cook till done. Drain.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add cloves and cinamons. Stir fry and add paste to it. Fry for 3-4 minutes. Add curd and salt.
3. In a deep pan, place some fried onions at the bottom. Spread half the rice over the onions. Spread the paste over the rice sprinkle the half vegetables over the paste. Add the gattas and fried bread pieces. Cover the vegetables with the remaining fried onions and rice. Mix in the cashew-nuts and raisins.
4. Dizzle ghee over the rice.
5. Cover and seal lid with some dough.
6. Allow to cook on very low heat for 15 minutes or bake in pre- heated oven at 150 degree c for 10 minutes.
7. Break seal just before serving.
8. Turn upside down on a big serving dish just before serving.
9. Serve immediately.