Vegetable pulao recipe

Ingredients

• 300 g basmati rice
• 5 tsp sunflower oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 4 green cardamom pods
• 1 piece of cassia bark (approx 3cm/1in)
• 6 black peppercorns
• 10 g fresh root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 or 3 green chillies, chopped
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 100 g carrots, sliced into 3cm/1in slices
• 50 g runner beans, sliced into 3cm/1in chunks
• 100 g small cauliflower florets
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 l boiling water
• 1 handful fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped