Madhu's Recipe: Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients

Cardamom - 3

Cinamon stick - 1

Bay leaf - 1

Star anees - 1

Cloves -3

Onions- 1 Big (thinly sliced)

Green chillies - 2

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 2 tspn

Yogurt -1/4th cup

Pudina leaves - handfull

Coriander leaves - handfull

Mixed vegetables(1-carrot, 2 small potatoes, beans 150 gms,peas 1/4 cup,capsicum 1/2)

(cut veggies into medium size cubes.)

Method:

1.Heat oil in a pressure pan.

2.Add, cinamon sticks, bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, star anees. Fry for few seconds.

3.Now add pudina leaves, coriander leaves, fry for a minute.

4.Then add sliced onions, fry till onions are translucent.

5.Now add ginger garlic paste.fry for few seconds.

6.Now add chopped tomatoes and green chillies. Cook till tomatoes are mushy.

7.Now add chilli powder, coriander powder, fry till raw smell goes.

8.Now add yogurt. Mix well.

9.Then add all mixed vegetables.mix well.

10.Now add 1 cup basmati rice mix everything well.

11. Pour in 1.5 cups of water. Add salt as per taste. Cover and cook for 3 whistles and keep in medium flame/sim , for 5 minutes then switch off the stove.

If using Electric rice cooker, transfer these to the cooker, and switch it on.Once done, vegetable biriyani will be ready to be served.Can serve it with any raita.