Vegetable (veg) Biryani

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 Cumin seeds

Bay leaves-2

Cinnamon stick- ½ inch

4 Cloves
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
2 Tomato
4 tbsp Oil
3 tbsp Dry Fruits (cashew nuts, raisin) –optional, for garnishing

How to make vegitable biryani :

• Wash the basmati rice well before cooking. Then take rice with 3-3/4 cup water. Soak for 15 minutes.
• Cook the rice in rice cooker or microwave with 1tsp oil and salt.
• 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 cumin seeds, green chilli, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, black pepper powder and stir for about half minute. Then add onions and saute them for a minute or till they get pink in colour.
• Add salt and red chilli powder and stir.
• Add fine chopped tomatoes and fry till they are properly cooked.
• 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 2 minutes.
• Take this vegetable biryani out in a rice serving dish.
• Garnish with dry fruits and green coriander leaves.Serve hot with raita and mirchi ka salan.

(http://yuvikasrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/mirchi-ka-salan.html)

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