4 tb Oil 1 Can tomato paste 1 lg Tomato, chopped 3 Green onions, chopped half md Green pepper, chopped 2 tb Lemon juice

2.5 c Basmati rice, washed 7 c Water 2 tb Salt

2 tb Oil 3 Cloves 1 Cinnamon stick 4 Peppercorns 1 ts Jeera seeds Layer A Mix these together and cook, covered, in a medium pot until the chicken is done. Layer B Heat oil in a frying pan. Add above ingredients and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add mixture to the chicken and add 2 tsp garam masala and 1 cup fried onions. Salt and 1 tsp chilli powder can be added also if desired. Layer C Boil water. Add rice and salt and continue boiling until nearly, but not quite, cooked. Strain and place in a Corningware pot. Layer D In a frying pan heat oil. Add cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, and jeera seeds. When slightly brown pour over rice. Make a layered dish of rice-meat-rice-meat. Cover and place in Microwave oven for 10 minutes or conventional oven for 20 minutes at 190ºC . Walt MM Christine Toronto, Canada casmith@interlog.com