Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Mixed veg (carrot, beans, peas, potato, cauliflower) - 1 cup chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 sliced
Green Chillies - 4
Mint Leaves - 1/2 bunch chopped
Coriander Leaves - 1/2 bunch chopped
Oil - 4 tsp
Curd - 1/4 cup
Salt -  to taste
Whole garam masala, Bay leaves
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chilli pdr - 1 tsp
Coriander pdr - 1 tsp
Garam masala pdr -  1 tsp

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for atleast ½ hour. Pressure cook the rice with some oil (1 whistle).   Fluff the cooked rice with a fork and keep it aside
2. In a kadai heat the oil. Add the whole garam masala and bay leaves. Splutter cumin seeds
3. Add ginger garlic paste and onion and saute well
4. Add the vegetables, salt and saute well
5. Add gr chillies, mint, coriander leaves ,chilli pdr, coriander pdr, garam masala, curd, little water and cook
6. Add the cooked rice on top of the vegetables, cook on a low flame for 2-3 mins. Mix the rice and the masala

Serve with Raita