Green leafy vegetable rice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 2 cups water
• Salt, a pinch (optional)
• spinach
• peas
• mint leaves
• amaranth leaves
• carrot
• beans
• sweet corn
• green chillies
• ghee
• cilantro
• fried cashew

Preparation:

1. Wash the rice 2-3 time until water runs clear. Place it in a bowl and add 2  cups cold water. Let soak for 25-30 minutes. Drain in a sieve, and save the soaking water.
2. In a heavy-bottomed pan, add ghee and fry green chillies,spinach,mint,amaranth,peas,carrot,beans,corn and cook until raw smell goes off.Then add water used for soaking and basmati rice along with some salt. Bring it to a boil. Stir gently, and cover and cook on low heat for about 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed and the grain is cooked
3. Turn off the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
4.  Finally garnish with cilantro and fried cashew.