Vegetable biriyani

Ingredients:

• Rice
• Onion chopped -1
• Tomatoes-2
• Carrot
• Peas
• Cauliflower
• Beans
• Brinjal(Egg Plant)
• Potato-1
• Mushroom (optional)
• Coconut Milk(optional)
• Cloves-4
• Butter -1 tbs

For the ground paste:

• Red chili -4 ( add 2 more if u need it really spicy hot)
• Mint Leaves- hand full
• Coriander/Cilantro -1 bunch
• Garlic ginger paste - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds-1tbsp

Preparation:

• Soak the rice in water for 5 -7 mins.
• Cut all the vegetables.
• Heat oil in a pan and add onion and cloves.
• Wait till it turns golden brown and add tomato to it and saute.
• Add the ground paste to it. Heat for another 2 mins and take it off the heat and add to the cooker.
• Drain the water from the rice.
• Heat a little butter and add the rice and let it dry completely (this will prevent the rice from sticking to each other when done and gives a good taste)
• Add the rice and all the vegetables to the cooker
• Add the usual amount of water that you use to cook rice.(you could replace a little amount of water with coconut milk for better taste)
• Add 2 tsp of Garam masala powder
• Cook on medium heat for 10 min
• Once done ,add a little butter and mix .
• Garnish with Coriander Leaves.
• Serve with onion raitha