Heat oil in a deep heavy bottomed pan; add cumin seeds, green cardamom ,cinnamon, cloves,mace, nutmeg, whole red chilli, bay leaf and fry till the oil become fragrant.
Add chopped garlic and ginger , saute it for 10-12 seconds.
Add onions , saute it for couple of minutes or till it become translucent.
Add boiled chickpeas,then garam masala powder, cumin powder,red chilli powder and fry it for a minute in high flame.
Add rice and saute gently for a minute on medium-low flame, so that the rice gets well coated with the oil.
Pour boiling vegetable stock ;add lemon juice, salt,ghee and give a quick mix, now put the flame in high till the stock reduce in half .
Then reduce the flame to low , cover the pan tightly and cook it for 9-10 minutes.
Once the rice grains are cooked ,let the rice stand for 5 minutes,then sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with salad or mint/ pudina chutney.
