Ingredients

Ingredients For the garam masala

• 1 tbsp cardamom seeds (if you can't buy the seeds then buy cardamom pods and shell them yourself)

• 1 tsp black peppercorns

• 1 tsp black cumin seeds (you can use regular cumin seeds if black aren't available)

• 1 tsp whole cloves

• 1/3 of a whole nutmeg (you can break a whole nutmeg by placing it on a cloth and bashing it with a meat mallet or rolling pin)

• a medium stick of cinnamon, about 5cm-8cm/2in-3in, broken up into 3-4 pieces

For the pullao

• basmati rice, measured to the 450ml/1 pint level in a measuring jug

• thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger

• 3 tbsp olive or groundnut oil

• ½ tsp brown mustard seeds

• 1 hot green chilli, finely chopped

• 100g/4oz potato, peeled and cut into 5mm/¼in dice

• ¼ carrot, peeled and cut into 5mm/¼in dice

• 40g/1½oz green beans, cut into 5mm/¼in segments

• ½ tsp ground turmeric

• 1 tsp garam masala

• 1¼ tsp salt

• 570ml/1 pint water

Description

Recipe Uses 1 Tbsp Cardamom Seeds (if You Can't Buy The Seeds Then Buy Cardamom Pods And Shell Them Yourself), 1 Tsp Black Peppercorns, 1 Tsp Black...

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