Tomato rice with fried cabbage

Ingredients

• 1 cup Basmati Rice
• 4 Ripe tomatoes (large)
• 1 large cup Cabbage (Shredded)
• 1 cup Green peas
• 1 large Onion
• Cashews (few crushed or whole)
• 4 Green Chilies (4 to 5; according to taste)
• Ginger (small piece or 2 large table spoons)
• 20 Garlic pods
• 10 table spoons Canola Oil
• 1 table spoon Ghee

For whole Garam Masala :

• 4 Cloves (4 to 5)
• 6 Cardamom
• 2 Cinnamon Stick (made into pieces)
• 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
• 1 Anistar
• 1/4 Bay Leaf (of a leaf)

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Preparation

• Shred 1 cup of cabbage . Wash and rinse thoroughly . take a non stick pan add about 3 to4 table spoons of canola oil and a pinch of salt , when the oil is ready and not smoking add shredded cabbage and fry it in high flame for about five minutes . Now simmer the flame to medium and let it fry .
  
  this usually takes not more than 20 minutes . Switch off the stove and add salt (a little )and toss it .
• Mean while take a blender add tomatoes, ginger, garlic pods , onion, green chilies and make into a smooth paste (without adding water ). First give it a pulse so, that tomato wont spill out .
  
• Now in a pressure cooker add about 5 table spoons of oil and a table spoon of ghee , heat the oil.When ghee melts add the whole garam masala and cashews .
  
  When cashews turn brown add the masala paste prepared ,and fry until it oozes out oil.
• : Now add green peas , toss them and let it cook for about 4 minutes until the green peas become tender.
  Wash and rinse 1 cup of basmati rice . Add the basmati rice to the masala , toss it carefully without breaking the rice.
  
• Now add about 1 cup of water , and fried cabbage , give it a good stir.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala and salt to taste. Give a good stir. Fix the pressure cooker lid and cook in a high flame until you get steam . Now put on the whistle and simmer the flame to low . Let it cook until three whistles. Now switch off the flame .
  
• Wait until pressure escapes and then open the cooker lid . Serve hot topped with fried cabbage and onion raita .