Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Basmati Rice
• 1 cup Mixed Vgetable (cauliflower, potato, carrot, french beans)
• 150 gms Green Peas
• 3 Finely Sliced Onion
• 2 Finely Sliced Green Chillies
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 2 tsp Cinnamon(dalchini), Caraway Seeds(zeera)
• 4 Cloves (laung)
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 4 Tomato
• 1/2 cup Yogurt (curd)
• 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 3 tbsp Dry Fruits (cashew nuts, raisin)

Method:

• Wash the basmati rice well before cooking.Then take rice with 3-3/4 cup water and a little salt added to it and 2 tbsp of dry fruits.Cook it in pressure cooker or in a pan or microwave.
• Cut all the vegetables into small thin pieces and fry each one of it separately in oil. Fry the green peas also.
• Take 1 tblsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chilli, cinnamon and caraway seeds powder, cloves, black pepper powder and stir for about half minute. Then add onions and saute them for a minute ot till they get pink in color.
• Add salt and red chilli powder and stir.
• Add fine chopped tomatoes and fry till they are properly cooked.
• Take the yogurt and make it fine by putting in a blender for just 2 rotations. Add this fine yogurt and stir well.Heat it for about 10 seconds.
• Add all the fried vegetables.
• Add the cooked rice and mix well with very light hands so that the rice grain doesn't break. Cook for about 3 minutes.
• Take this vegetable biryani out in a rice serving dish.
• Garnish with dry fruits and green coriander leaves.
• Serve the vegetable biryani hot with raita and pickle.