Elawalu Bath (Vegetable Rice)

Ingredient
Rice Basmati or long 1 kg,
Raisins: 20 gm,
Apricots dried: 2,
Walnut: 2 made in small pieces,
Almond: 20 gm,
Cinnamon sticks 2, finely powdered,
Cloe: 10-12,
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp,
Onion: 250 gm, cut vertically,
Green peper: 100 gm finely chopped, seedless,
Carot: 200 gm finely chopped,
French beans: 250 gm finely chopped,
Garlic petals: 10 finely copped,
Black pepper: 7-8 powdered,
Salt: 1 tbsp,
Bay leaf: 1,
Fresh coriander leaves: 50 gms,
Oil: 250 gm,
Sugar: 20 gm.

Method
*Roast rice with little amount of oil and cook it for 10 minutes, 
 decant remained water. Do not cook rice to complete. Keep aside until 
 vegetable fry mix is ready.
*In another large bottom vessel, pour oil and heat it to become hot, to hot
oil add garlic, bay leaf, cloe and onion, let onion fry on low fire until
it become light pink to orange tint, add black pepper powder. Add finely
chopped vegetables, french beans, carrot, and green pepper continue heating
on medium for another 5-7 minutes. Add the turmeric powder, salt and mix
it well. Add the cooked rice to above mixture and keep mixing well on the
low fire for a minute. Cover the vessel and let it cook for another 5 minutes.
Add approx. 20 gm sugar and mix it once. 
*Take it out from the vessel and garnish the rice with chopped walnut, almond, raisins, cinnamon powder, dry apricot finely diced and fresh coriander leaves.