Methi Makhana Pulao

Ingredients

• 1 cup Basmati rice, washed and soaked in water for 1/2 hour
• 1 cup Methi / fenugreek leaves, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups makhana, roasted crisp
• 1 carrot, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup Green peas
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• Cashews – few
• 2 cinnamon sticks, inch long
• 4 green chillies, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
• 1 cardamom pod
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds
• 1 Onion, medium size, chopped finely
• Salt as per taste
• 1 cup Curd
• 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves
• 1/2 cup Mint leaves