Brown Rice Pulao - SHARAN

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole brown rice, rinsed and soaked in 4 cups of water for 8-10 hours
• 5 cloves
• 5 black pepper corns
• 2 cardamom pods
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 long cinnamon stick
• ½ tsp (about 20 strands) saffron
• Unrefined salt to taste
• 2 cups water
• ½ cup steamed cubed carrots
• ½ cup steamed peas
• ½ cup steamed chopped string beans
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves, for the garnish
• ¼ cup lemon slices, for the garnish