Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Biryani ! I really love the word 'Biryani' for some unknown reason and Veg Biryani is one of my fav rice dishes.Who doesnt love it? :-)
normally do not use biryani masala powder to make this dish.Before learning how to make this dish I always thought that preparing this dish would be a big deal.But this recipe is really simple and doesnt even take 30 mins if you have all the vegetables cut and ready.Thanks to Frozen Mixed vegetables which redeems and buys back time :-))
Iam happy to present this version of Veg Biryani in my blog ! Try this and let me know! Its Biryani time:-)



Ingredients:

2 Cups of Basmati Rice/ordinary Rice (Clean and soak in water for 1/2 an hour)
1 1/2 cups of Mixed Vegetables (Potatoes,Beans,Green peas,Carrot,Cauliflower)
1/2 cup of choped onions
1/2 tomato(cut into small pieces)
1 bay leaf
4-5 cloves
Salt
2 tablespoon of Oil/ghee

Grind the following ingredients together with little water

3 tablespoon of grated coconut
1 cup of Cilantro
2 small pieces of Ginger
2-3 garlic pods
2-3 Green chillis
2 cardamoms



Heat some oil/ghee in a deep frying pan.Then fry the bay leaf,cloves.Add onions and fry till they turn soft.Add the vegetables and the tomatoes.Mix well.
Add the ground masala,salt and mix well.Now add the soaked rice and mix well.Shift the contents to a pressure cooker or a rice cooker and do not over cook. Serve hot with raitha !