Vegetable Biryani

This one is made in almost every household and very simple to make and also loved by all. This can take sumptuous vegetables and becomes a wholesome meal.

Ingredients:

2 cups basmati rice, ¼ kg french beans, 2 carrots, 2 potatoes, 2 onions, 2 tbsp khus khus, 3 green chillis, 1 inch ginger piece, 6 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon piece, 3 green elaichi (cardamom), 1 pinch grated jaiphal, 3 bits javitri, 3 tbsp oil and salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. Soak khus khus in a little water along with 7/8garlic cloves, green chillies and ginger. 
2. Wash the rice and keep aside. 
3. Peel the potatoes and carrots. 
4. Slice onions finely and cut all vegetables into even size so that they get cooked uniformly. 
5. Grind khus khus with the other spices into a fine paste. 
6. Heat oil in a  big heavy bottomed kadhai/ pan, put tej patta/bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, elaichi, javitri, jaiphal and fry, to this add sliced onion , fry till brown, add the vegetables and stir fry a little and add the washed rice, stir for a while and put off the gas. 
7. Take a small pan and heat a little oil, add the khus khus paste and fry well. 
8. Once the oil starts leaving the sices add this to rice and vegetable mix. 
9. Heat 31/2 cups of water in the electric rice cooker and to this add the prepared rice and vegetable mix.

Cook till  done and  serve hot with bagara baingan and raita. 

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