Ingredients

• 4 cups (250 ml each) - basmati rice
• 2 tsp - ginger and garlic paste
• 10-12 - small green chillies
• 6-8 - cloves
• 4 - elaichis (cardamoms)
• 1 pinch -turmeric powder
• 1 piece - cinnamon
• 1 - big onion (cut into long thin slices)
• 1 - carrot (cut into small cubes)
• 1 - potato (cut into medium cubes)
• 1 tomato - (cut into small pieces)
• 1/4 cup - beans
• 1 bunch - mint leaves (optional)
• 4 tbsp - cooking oil
• 3 - 4 tsp - salt

How to Make Mild Vegetable Biryani

• Pour 4 tbsp of cooking oil into a large pressure cooker and heat it.
• Add chillies, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
• Add the onion with a pinch of turmeric powder and fry till light golden brown.
• Add tomatoes and saute.
• Now add all the vegetables (carrot, potato and beans) and keep frying for about 2-3 mins.
• Add ginger and garlic paste and add the rice. Mix all the ingredients for about 1 minute.
• Add 4.5 cups (250 ml each) of water to this mixture and add salt (about 3 to 4 tsps).
• Add mint leaves (optional).
• Let this simmer on the stove for about 20 mins with the lid closed (but without the weight).
• Check the preparation every five minutes or so that the water does not dry up. When the rice is well cooked, the biriyani is ready.