Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:


Basmati rice            -  2 cups
Carrrot                   -  2 nos

Beans                     -  150 gms
Peas                       -  100 gms
Potatoes                 -  2 nos
Cauliflower             -  6 -8 florets
Onions                    -  2 nos
Tomatoes                -  2 nos
Capsicum                -  1 nos
Green chillies           -  4 nos
Fresh coriander       -  2 table spoon finely chopped
Mint leaves             -  1 table spoon finely chopped
Curd                       -  3 table spoons
Ghee                       -  4 table spoons
Cinnamon stick        -  1 inch long(finely broken into pieces)
Clover                     -  4 - 6 nos
Cardamom              -  3 nos
Jeera                       -  1 tea spoon
Garam masala          -  1 tea spoon
Ginger garlic paste    -  1 table spoon
Salt to taste


1.  Clean and chop carrots, beans, capsicum, green chillies, peas, cauliflower and potatoes.
2.  Heat 1 table spoon of ghee in a kadai and add chopped onions and ginger garlic paste cook till the raw smell goes off.
3.  Add it to the chopped vegetables.
4.  Add 3 table spoons of curd, salt, garam masala and keep is aside for 15 - 20 mins.
5.  Wash and soak rice in 4 cups of water.
6.  Heat the balance ghee in a kadai and add the cardamoms, clover, jeera and cinnamon sticks.
7.  Once they turn dark brown add the vegetable mixture.
8.  Cook till the curd evaporates and then add the chopped fresh coriander and mint leaves.
9.  Once the leaves change colour add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 3 - 4 mins.
10.Add the mixture to the soaking rice, turmeric powder and salt.
11.Cook till the rice is well done.
12.Vegetable biryani is ready.  Serve with curd and papads.