Dum vegetable biriyani

Dum vegetable biriyani

Ingredients:

Basmathi rice              -21/4 cup

water                           -31/2 cup

vegetables                   -4 cups of your choice

yogurt                          -1/3 cup

tomato                          -1 chopped finely

onion                            -1  medium finely sliced

coriander powder         -1 /2 tbsp

chili powder                  -1 tsp

salt                                 -to taste

butter                             -1/2 tbsp

ghee                               - 2-3 tbsp

mint leaves                     -few chopped

cilantro                           -few chopped

saffron strands               -little

onion                              -1 for fried onions

whole cashews               - 20-25

cinnamon                        -1 inch broken

clove                               -5-6

fennel seeds                    -1/2 tsp

cardamom                       -2

star anise                         -2

raisins                              -few

To grind:

ginger                                  -1 inch
garlic clove                          -5

fennel seeds                         -1/2 tsp

cinnamon                             -1/2 inch

green chilies                         -7

mint leaves                           -1/3 cup

cilantro                                 -1 cup

Method:

• Soak basmathi rice for at least 15 minutes.Grind the ingredients given to grind into a fine paste.
• In a pan heat little oil and fry sliced onions until golden brown.remove and keep it aside.

• In a pan and add little ghee and fry whole cashews until golden.Remove and keep it aside

• Add raisins and fry until it blows up like a balloon.Remove and keep it aside.

• Drain the rice and cook in a pot with 31/2 cups of water and adequate salt and saffron strands.

• In a wide kadai heat oil and temper with cinnamon,cloves,star anise,fennel seeds,cardamom,star anise.

• Add sliced onions to it and fry until light golden.

• Then add the ground masala and fry until the raw flavor goes off.

• Now put the chopped tomatoes,coriander powder,chili powder and adequate salt.

• When it becomes mushy add chopped vegetables and fry for few minutes.

• Add the yogurt ,mix well, cover and cook it until vegetables are 90% done.

• Remove some vegetables and keep it aside.

• Layer half the rice over the kadai. Add the fried onions, cashews raisins and cilantro.

• Top it up with vegetables taken aside.

• Again layer remaining half the rice over the kadai. Add the fried onions, cashews raisins and cilantro.

• Put it in dum for 15 minutes.

• Open and mix carefully  .

• Serve with your choice of  raitha.