BRIYANI.............

Ingredients (serves 4)
Basmati rice-1 & 1/2 cup
Onion-2
Beans-8-10
Carrot-1
Potato-1
Cauliflower-12 small pieces
Green peas(frozen/fresh)-1/4 cup
Curd-1/2 cup
Green chillies-2
Chopped coriander & mint leaves-2 tblsp each
Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp
Biryani masala-1 & 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder-3/4 tsp
Black pepper powder-3/4 tsp
Salt-2 tsp(adjust as per ur taste)

To temper
Oil-4 tblsp
Cinnamon-1 inch piece
cardamom-2
Cloves-2

1.Soak basmati rice for at least 1/2 hour. Cook with 1 cup water, 1 tsp salt, 1 cardamom and 1 clove.Heat oil and fry cashews, keep a side. Heat 2 tblsp oil and fry lengthwise sliced onion in a pan.Fry in medium-low flame.

2.Fry until golden brown and keep aside. In same pan, heat remaining oil and season with cinnamon,cardamom and cloves.

3.Add ginger garlic paste, vegetables,broken green chillies,  biryani masala, chilli powder, black pepper powder,turmeric and salt.

4.Mix well in medium flame and add curd.

5.Mix well and fry for 5-6 minutes or until the masalas coats the vegetables.

6.Take bowl, spread a layer of rice and  pre fried vegetables .Sprinkle some fried onions, chopped mint and coriander leaves.

7.Repeat this until you finish rice and vegetables. Finish with rice layer. Top with onion and coriander leaves, mint leaves. Close with a lid ans put it for 15 mints

8.Mix well and serve hot!

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