Vegetable Briyani

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Vegetables (Carrot, beans, potato, peas, cauliflower) - 300 gms

Onion - 1 big chopped lengthwise

Tomato - 1 small sized chopped roughly

Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 1.5 tsp

Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Curd - 1 tbsp.

Thin Coconut milk -1/2 cup

Water - 1 and 1/2 cups

Oil - 3 tsp

Ghee - 2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Coriander leaves -  1/4 cup

Mint leaves -  1/4 cup loosely packed

Green Chillies - 1

To temper:

Cloves -3

Cardamom -1

Cinnamon - 1/4 inch piece

Bayleaf -1 

Preparation:

1.Soak basmati rice in water for atleast 20mins, set aside. 

2..Heat oil+ghee in a pressure cooker and add the items under 'to temper' .Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.Then add onion and saute till its golden brown.Add tomato, saute till its soft. 

3.Add coriander leaves and then  mint leaves and saute each for 2mins. Add the vegetables and saute for 3 min.Then add curd, turmeric powder, red chilli powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder and required salt. Saute till it forms a thick gravy .

4.Drain water from rice and add it to the gravy, stir once. Then add coconut milk.

5.Pressure cook for 3 whistles(After first whistle simmer it). Once pressure releases fluff it with a fork carefully without breaking the rice. Serve hot with onion raita.