Veggie Briyani

Ingredients:

• Ginger - 1 inch


• Garlic - 4 pods


• Coconut - 4 tsp grated


• Green chillies - 3


• Saunf - 1 tsp


• Mixed Vegetables - 1/2 cup[carrot,beans,green peas]


• Pudhina leaves/Mint leaves - 1 bunch


• Onion - 2 [ Chopped length wise]


• Basmathi rice - 1 cup[Soak it for 1/2 hr]


• Cinnamom - 1/2 inch


• Cloves - 2 nos


• Cardamom - 2 nos


• salt


• Chillipowder - 1 tsp


• Bayleaf - 1


• Nuts mixed - 2 tsp [ Cashewnut,almonds]


• Ghee - 4 tsp


• Oil - 2 tsp

Preparation Method:

• Grind the Ginger Garlic paste and keep it aside.


• Grind Coconut,greenchillies,saunf and keep it aside.


• Keep Ghee and oil in the cooker, do tadka with cinnamom,cardamom,cloves and bayleaf.


• Now add the ginger garlic paste saute for some time.


• Now add the chopped onion saute till they are golden brown.


• Now add the nuts mix well.


• Now add the chopped vegetables.


• Add the coconut paste.


• Add the pudina leaves mix well


• Now drain the water from the soaked rice and add to the mixture


• Mix well


• Add required amount of water - For 1 cup of rice add only 1 and 1/2 cup of water


• Add required amount of salt and chilli powder mix well


• Pressure cook it for 2 whistles

Serve hot with Raita and chips