Onion Rice With Peas And Fried Potatoes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 cardamom pods (give them a whack to break open a little)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 green chili pepper, minced
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 cup peas (fresh or frozen)
• vegetable oil (for deep frying)
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced

Recipe

• 1 wash rice under cold running water drain and allow to stand 20 minutes.
• 2 heat the oil in a large heavy based frying pan and fry the cardamom and cumin for a few seconds.
• 3 add the onions and fry for 10 minutes until soft and golden brown.
• 4 add the ginger, garlic and chili and fry a few seconds more.
• 5 add the rice and stir to coat in the onion mixture.
• 6 add the cold water and bring to the boil.
• 7 when almost all the water has evaporated add the peas.
• 8 in the meantime, fill a wok or frypan a third full with the vegetabel oil, heat and fry the diced potatoes for 5-7 minutes until golden.
• 9 remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
• 10 when the rice is cooked, gently mix through the fried potatoes and serve.