Palav Rice

How many rice items may be there, every one has its unique taste.  Palav is very easy to make and preferable even by those who doesnt like much spicy food. Serve palav with palav kurma than with other gravy.

Ingredients:

- 2 cups rice
- 1/4 cup peas (fresh/dry)
- 1 medium size carrot
- 2 medium size onions 
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 4-7 cloves
- 1/2 inch cinnamon
- coriander leaves (opt)
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt
- 3 cups of  water

Procedure:

- wash the rice and soak in water for 1/2 hr.
- if you are using dry peas, soak for 6 hrs and cook into 1/2 boiled.
- chop all the vegetables.
- take oil in a deep pan/ pressure cooker and heat it.
- add cloves, bay leaf and cinnamon and fry for 3 min.
- add onions and saute till they turn brown.
- add ginger-garlic paste and saute
- add carrot, peas and chillies and saute for a while
- add water and salt. 
- when the water is boiling add drained rice, cover it and put whistle.
- after 2 whistles, turn off the flame and waith for 10 min.
- garnish with chopped coriander leaves
- serve with pallav kurma.