Collect the necessary ingredients. Place near the cooking area

Collect the necessary ingredients. Place near the cooking area

I used an electric rice cooker for making the pilaf.
Soak the rice in 3 cups of water for 20 minutes, strain. Place the rice with 3c of water in a rice cooker, Turn on the cooker. Cooker will automatically turn off when the rice is cooked

Melt ghee in a saucepan (kadai) over medium heat - 1 minute. Add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, ginger, green chilies, hing (asafetida), cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and fry for 2 minutes. Add curry leaves, turmeric powder; cook for 1 minute. Add the cooked rice, fry until the rice turns crisp and aromatic.

Tranasfer the fried rice to a bowl or a plate.
Blanch broccoli florets. Boil water with a pitch of salt in a saucepan over high heat. Then add broccoli. Let it boil for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain, and then add to icy water for a few minutes. This will stop the cooking; broccoli will remain green. Drain; transfer the broccoli to a plate.

Over medium heat, heat oil in a skillet; add and temper cumin seeds, asafetida and a pinch of turmeric. About 2 minutes. Add green chilies, ginger and curry leaves; roast for 2 minutes. Then add cabbage, celery leaves and diced stems, ½ c green onions chopped leaves, and bulb. Do not cover. Stir now and then. Do not overcook. Veggies should remain green and crisp. Continue cooking over medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Add broccoli and kastoori methi (dried fragrant fenugreek leaves). Mix together.

. Do not add salt at this point. Turn off the heat. Transfer the stir fried veggies to a plate

Keep the fried rice and the cooked veggies separately until you are ready to serve. At the time of serving top the fried rice with stir fried veggies. Add salt, mix; taste. Garnish with chopped cilantro, remaining chopped green onion leaves.

Serve with onion raitha, chips or papads. Have a good celebration with friends and family

Tips: Use good technique to preserve nutrients, color and texture. Stirfrying veggies is the best method ocf cooking veggies. Do not overcook veggies; veggies should retain their natural color. Blanching broccoli will keep it green. Do not throw the water away; you can use it as vegetable stock when making a soup or stew. the amount fried rice and stir fried veggies should be almost equal