Ingredients

• 2 cups - Basmati Rice
• 2 cups - Mixed Vegetables (Potato, Carrots, Beans, Green Peas and Cauliflower cut into small cubes)
• 1 - Onion, cut into thin long pieces
• 1 cup - Yogurt
• 2 - Tomatoes, chopped finely
• 1 tsp - Red Chilly Powder
• 1 tsp - Dhania Powder
• 4 - Cloves
• 1 inch long piece - Cinnamon
• 3 - Cardamom
• 1 tsp - Ginger Garlic paste
• 4 - Green Chillies
• 1 tsp - Garam Masala Powder
• 1 tsp - Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 cup - Mint leaves
• 2 - Bay Leaves

How to Make Traditional Vegetable Biriyani

• Soak the rice in water for 15 mins. Drain the rice, add 4 cups of water and cook till each grain is separate.
• Marinate all the ingredients from 5 to 15 above in yogurt for 30 mins.
• Fry the bay leaves and onions in ghee till golden brown.
• Add the cut vegetables and saute for 2 mins.
• Add the marinated masalas to the vegetables, add 1 cup of water, cover and cook till the vegetables are soft. Once the vegetables are cooked drain the excess water if any.
• Mix the cooked rice with the vegetables and saute for 2 mins.
• Serve hot with onion raitha.