Easy Peasy Spicey Rice

(This pic is after you have added the rice and water. (rice is not cooked yet))

This is a Quick and easy recipe. Great for guests, impressing your husbands family and surprisingly moorish.

You will need:

1 Cup of rice (this serves 2, so 4 people is 2 cups of rice)
Tin of peas (if using fresh or frozen you will need to adjust cooking time)
1-2 onions
1-2 tomato's (chopped)
1 spoon of mixed garlic and ginger paste (or estimate for fresh)
1 Black Cardamon
1 Cinnamon Stick
5 Cloves
1tsp Ground Coriander Powder
1tsp Chilli Powder
3/4 tsp Salt
Oil for cooking

Step 1: Chop onions, then fry in oil till golden. Add little bit water and cover, cook a little bit and then add the tomato's, salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, black cardamon, Cinnamon stick and cloves. Cover and fry like this till tomatos are reduced, keep adding little water when dry, then cover and fry again, repeat till its a thick sauce, then add garlic and ginger.

Step 2: After 5 min, add the peas and half cup water or more so the peas are covered. When cooked check the taste, it should taste a little salty. You can add more chilli and coriander powder or pop a green chilli in if you like.

Step 3: Add the rice, stir and cook a little so the rice takes in the flavour. Then add 1 cup and half of water and leave to cook, covered. When rice is cooked but a little hard then put on low heat, put Dam on and leave for 5-8min. Then switch off and leave with Dam on till ready to serve.

**Instead of peas you can use Chickpeas, Chicken, Mutton, mixed Veg or Kidney beans.

**Dam is when you place a cloth in-between the pan and lid.

Serve with Gram masala Powder mixed in yogurt.