Zucchini rice

Zucchini Rice
Ingredients:
1. Tempering & Seasoning
 3 tbsp. Oil
 2-4 Cardamoms (I used 4)
 1-2 Cloves (I used 2)
 ½ “Cinnamon Stick
 1 tsp. Caraway Seeds/Black Cumin/Shaha Jeera
 2 Bay Leaves
 ¾ tsp. Salt
2. Green Chilies 4-6 split into two pieces (I used 6)
3. Shredded Zucchini 2 cups
4. Rice 2 cups
5. Lime Juice 1 ½ tsp. or ½ tbsp.
Preparation:
 Wash rice and soak it for at least 15 minutes to 30 minutes. I soaked it for about 20 minutes.
 Shred the zucchini.
 Heat oil in a pan; add shah jeera, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and fry for a few seconds, until they are roasted and nice aroma comes.
 Add the green chilies roast for a few seconds.
 Add zucchini and sauté for a minute.
 Add rice and continue to sauté for another minute are so.
 Add 3 ½ cups water (1 cup rice : 1 ¾ cups water), salt, lime juice and mix well.
 Cover and cook until it boils. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until water evaporates.
 Reduce to the heat to low and cook for another five minutes until all the water evaporates, another five minutes are so.
 Turn off the heat, garnish with cilantro and serve hot your favorite curry.
Variation:
Variation to prepare this rice is addition of mint leaves, onion and ginger garlic paste.