Fruit Rice

This item is dedicating to all my "KID" friends. Even for elders, it goes well with any spicy side dish. Recommending this as a "lunch box" item. You can add or reduce the ingredients which your child like or not.

Ingredients:
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Water - 4 cups
Cinnamon stick - 2inch, broken in half
Whole cardamom pods - 2 nos
Clove - 3 nos
Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Unsalted butter - 1 tbsp

Fruits
Apple - 1/2 no
Cherry - 8 - 10 nos
Pineapple chopped - 1/4 cup
Raisins - 3 tbsp roasted in ghee
Cashew nuts - 3 tbsp rosted in ghee
Capsicum (red & yellow) sliced - 1/4 cup
Spring onion chopped - 3 tbsp
pomegranate - 1/4 cup

Method:
Boil 4 cups water in a large pan with cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and salt. Add washed and drained rice into it. Pour 1 tbsp butter and lemon juice in to it. Stir it well. Keep the flame medium - high. Close tightly with a lid and bring to a boil. When the rice is 3/4 done add chopped pineapple, apple, chopped cherries and capsicum. Stir gently once to mix the chopped ingredients. Keep in low flame. Close the pan again for 2 - 4 minutes. Finally add chopped spring onion and pomegranate. Keep this for few minutes in low flame until the rice is soften. Remove from fire and decorate with fried nuts & raisins. Keep aside for 10 minutes. Spread with a fork gently. Serve hot with spicy chicken or mutton curry. ( make sure that the quantity of chopped fruits should be half of the cooked rice)