Ingredients

• 2 cups - basmati rice
• 1 cup - chopped vegetables (potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, capsicum, broccoli, beans and pealed green peas)
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 handful - mint leaves, chopped finely
• 1 - green chilli, slit vertically
• 1 tbsp. garam masala
• 1/2 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 - bay leaves
• 1 inch piece - cinnamon stick
• 2 - cloves
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp - oil
• Salt to taste

How to Make Quick Biriyani

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon and cloves.
• Saute for a while and add the chopped onions and the slit green chilli.
• Fry until onions are golden brown.
• Wash rice and soak for about 15 mins.
• Add the soaked rice to the fried onions in the cooker and fry for 2 mins till the dampness goes.
• Then add the vegetables, salt, chilli powder, garam masala powder and the chopped mint leaves with 4 cups of water and mix well.
• Cook till done, mix well, serve.