Vegetable Biryani

A healthy and delicious Vegetable Biryani.

Prep Time: 20 mins    |  Cook time: 25 mins    |  Serves: 4 

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice 2 cups

carrot 1, potato 1, beans 8,1 fist full of frozen peas, 10 small florets of cauliflower

Onion 2, Coriander leaves 3 stems 

Oil/Ghee 3-4 tsp 

Salt  As needed

Jeera 1 1/2 tsp

Mint leaves 8-10, Green  chillies  4-6, Garlic (big variety)   6, Ginger 1/2 tsp

Bay leaves 2, curry leaves 4-5, Black Cardamom 2, Green cardamom 2, cloves  2 

Method:

1) Soak the rice for at least 20 min (Keep it aside).

2) Grind the mint leaves, green chilies, garlic and ginger with little water to a smooth paste.

3) Chop long slices of the onion and carrot, potato, beans and cauliflower about an inch thick.

4) Heat a non-stick pan with oil/ghee and add green cardamoms, black cardamoms, clove, jeera, bay leaves, curry leaves and roast. Add onions and fry it till becomes transparent. Add green  chilli -ginger-garlic paste, cover and cook for two minutes.

5)Add chopped carrots, french beans, potato, cauliflower florets and green peas. Sprinkle salt, cover and cook on    medium flame for two minutes.

6) Add the drained, soaked rice, 3 cups of water and stir well. Cover with the lid.

7) Cook for 8-10 minutes on low flame, give a gentle stir in between. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Notes:

1) Soaking the rice for more time gives moist rice and gets cooked easily. So soak as much as possible.

2) The water quantity varies with the quality of the basmati rice.

3) Add a tsp of lemon juice along with the veggies.