Biryani Rice - Australian School of Meditation & Yoga

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 6 whole cloves
• 1-2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 onion chopped finely or 1 teaspoon asafoetida
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 2 cups water
• 1 finely chopped chilli (optional)
• 2 stock cubes- Massell vegetarian stock cubes- dissolved in water (optional)