Cabbage Rice

Ingredients (21)

• For cooking rice:
• 200 grams basmati rice or 1 cup heaped basmati rice - rinsed and soaked in water for 30 minutes
• 1.5 cups water for pressure cooking rice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt as required
• Other ingredients:
• 2 to 2.5 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 2 green cardamoms
• 2 cloves
• 1 small to medium tej patta (Indian bay leaf)
• 1 medium onion chopped or ⅓ cup chopped onion
• 1 medium tomato chopped or ⅓ cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 inch ginger + 4 medium garlic + 1 or 2 green chilies - crushed to a paste in mortar-pestle
• 250 grams cabbage or 3 cups of shredded cabbage or half of a medium cabbage - shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala
• 1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (ground coriander)
• salt as required
• some chopped coriander leaves (cilantro leaves) or mint leaves for garnishing