Saffron Rice

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice -1 cup
• Onion - 1/2 cup
• Green Chillies - 6
• Mint Leaves - 1/3
• Cilantro/coriander leaves - 1/4
• Red Chilly powder - 1 pinch
• Bay Leaves -1
• Clove - 5
• Cardamom - 1
• Aniseed - 1
• Curd - 1/3 cup
• Cashew nuts - 2 tspn
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tspn
• Water - 1 1/2 cup
• Oil - 5 tspn or more
• Salt - As required

Procedure:

• Soak rice with enough water for 30 minutes
• Heat cooker, add the oil .
• Once the oil is hot add all the spices (bayleaves, clove, caradmom, aniseed)
• Fry for 2 minutes and add cashew nuts.
• Immediately add the onion and salt.
• Once Onion turns golden brown, add mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies and ginger garlic paste.
• Add the curd to this and a pinch of chilly powder
• Add water also to the cooker and add the soaked rice (without water) to the cooker.
• Close the cooker and cook it for one whistle.
• Remove it from cooker.
• On top of rice while serving, add the saffron mixture receipe found her
  Link :-http://srirasi.blogspot.com/2009/07/saffron-mix.html

Tips: If you want onion to be fried quickly, add salt to it while frying itself.