Ingredients

• Rice - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• pinch of salt
• pinch of turmeric
• Bay leaf - 1
• Oil
• Vegetables:
• Beans - 6 cut lengthwise
• Onions - 2 cut into fine strips
• Carrot - 1 (small)l
• Peas - 1/2 cup
• Mint leaves - 2 sprigs
• Potato - 1 cut in cubes
• For masala:
• Cinnamon - 1 stick
• Cloves - 3
• Garlic - 3 pods
• Ginger - a small piece
• Onion - 1
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 2
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Star anise - 1

How to Make Tasty Mixed Vegetable Biryani

• Wash rice and keep aside.
• Grind all the ingredients for the masala.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the ground masala with bay leaf.
• Once the oil separates, add the vegetables.
• When half-cooked, add salt and turmeric.
• Add water. Bring to a boil.
• Add rice and cook on high flame for 3 mins.
• When water boils again, switch to a low flame.
• Close lid and cook for 15 mins.
• Switch of stove and let the rice set for 10 mins.
• Serve hot with raitha.