500g basmati rice
100g onions, chopped
15g black cardamoms
5g cinnamon
20g green chilies, chopped
10g bay leaves
2 tsp sugar
60g ghee or butter
1 small bunch mint leaves
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan, fry black cardamoms, cinnamon, bay leaves, for 2 minutes.
2. Also add sugar and fry until it gets brown (caramel) color. Then add onions, green chilies, ginger-garlic paste, rice and fry for another 5 minutes.
3. Then add 1litre of water, salt and cook until three-fourth of rice is cooked.
4. Cook on steam for few minutes and remove from heat.
5. Sprinkle the chopped mint leaves and serve hot.