Kitchari with string beans

1.       Soak Basmati rice in 6 cups of water. Set aside.

2.       Heat oil in a sauté pan.
3.       Add black cumin seeds to warm oil. You should hear the crackling sound of black cumin seeds .
4.       Add sliced onions, ginger garlic paste and 3 pinches of salt for the onions to sweat.
5.       Cook until the onions become golden brown
6.       Add chopped mint and sauté for a minute
7.       Add string beans to the onions and 3 pinches of salt to the veggies.
8.       Let the veggie mix cook to a golden brown color. Do not cover the pan.
9.       Add Biryani masala powder and sauté for 2 minutes.

10.      Put the sautéed veggie mix, mung beans, soaked basmati rice along with water and 2 tsp of salt into a rice cooker.
11.   Cook rice for 50 minutes or until done.

12.   Wait until the rice is done. Give it 10 minutes for the rice to settle after it is done.
13.   Spoon will make the rice mushy. So use a fork and fluff up the rice and vegetables.
14.   Use a spoon to serve once the rice is fluffed and transferred to a tray.
15.   Always transfer dish to a tray because it is more presentable than in a bowl/dish
16.   You can garnish your dish with crunchy cashews fried in ghee. This step is optional.