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Cook Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 +1/2 cups uncooked rice small grained
  • 1 +1/2 cups Papri and tuver lilva/ green beans of Surti Papri and Fresh pigeon peas
  • 1 +1/2 cups of Gujarati Kadhi
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 2-3 small cinnamon sticks
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3-4 tablespoons ghee
  • salt to taste
  • To be ground to paste
  • 1 lagre onion
  • 6 cloves garlic or
  • 10-12 strands green garlic I used green garlic
  • 5-6 green chilies adjust according to the heat of the chilies
  • 1 inch piece of ginger
  • 1/4 cup chopped coriander
  • 2 cardamoms
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees centigrade.
  2. Place a sauce pan or a flat bottom pan on medium flame.
  3. Add the ghee and fry cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves till they emit a very pleasant aroma.
  4. Add the ground paste and fry for 2 minutes.
  5. Add the rice and beans and cook for 2 minutes.
  6. Add 4 teacups of water and salt and transfer the mix to an oven proof bowl/ handi/earthen pot (keep in mind that any bowl you choose has to be Bake and Serve kinds).
  7. Cover and cook in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
  8. Once the rice is cooked pour the kadhi over it.
  9. Cover and bake for another 5-7 minutes.
  10. Serve hot with accompaniments of your choice.