Mint rice

Ingredients
For rice
Rice-1 1/4 cup
Ghee-2 tbsp
Onion-1 small size,sliced
Cashews-5,broken
Bay leaf-2
Javitri-1
Black cardamom-1
Cloves-5
Cinnamon-1"piece
Water-1 1/2 cup
Salt-as required

To saute and grind
Mint-1 bunch
Coriander leaves-1/4 chopped
Small onion-3
Ginger-1"piece
Ghee-1 1/2 tsp
Green chilli-3
Cashews-3

Method
Wash and soak the rice in water for 1 hr.drain the water.
In a pressure cooker,heat the ghee.add bay leaf,javitri,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom.when splutter add cashews and saute till it turns brown.add onion and saute till it is translucent.Then add rice,water and required salt.cook it for 2 whistles and switch off the flame.

In a pan,add ghee and saute onion,green chilli,ginger till raw smell leaves.add mint,coriander leaves and saute till it shrinks.grind it to a fine paste with cashews.

Mix the rice and mint paste.check the salt.

Serve with carrot raita/papad.

Notes
You can separately fry cashews and add to the rice.