Semiya Pulov

2 cups of Semiya
2 Onions finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
2 green chillies slit
Ginger garlic paste - 1-2 Tsp
2-3 cups of chopped vegetables (like potato,carrot,beans,cauliflower,peas)
Mint(pudhina) 1/4 cup
Chilli powder 1 Tsp
Dhania Powder 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 Tsp
Lemon Juice - 1/2 - Tsp
garam Masala Powder 1/2 tsp(optional)
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cashews-5-6 num
Biriyani leaf - 1
Cinnamon - 1 inch
cardamom - 1/2 inch
sombu - 1 tsp
cloves - 2 nos
Oil as required
Water as required
salt to taste

Method.

1. In a pan add ghee and fry the cashews and keep aside. In the same pan add the semiya and fry them and keep aside.
2. In a vok, add oil and season it with whole garam masalas as above wait it it splutters. Add onion and green chilli and fry them until they are cooked. Add ginger garlic paste and mix them. Now add tomatoes and cook well.
3. Add Chopped vegetables and sprinkle some water and close the lid for the vegetables to boil.
4. Now check if they are cooked and add the chilly pdr, dhania pdr, turmeric powder, garam masala pdr, salt and mint to it and mix well.
5. Add water as required and wait until water boils. When it boils add semiya to it and simmer the stove and close the lid.
6. Wait until semiya is cooked and becomes non sticky.Note If you add more water it becomes sticky. when it is cooked add the fried cashews and mix it and serve hot with chutney.

Hope all of you will enjoy this recipe.

Regards
Jay