Veg Dum Biriyani

Ingrediants:

Basmati Rice – 300 gms

Onion – 1 large sliced

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tblspn

Coriander leaves / Cilantro – a handful

Mint Leaves – a handful

Cashews – 10

Raisans - 10

Curd – 1 cup

Oil – 5 tblspn

Salt to taste

Saffron / Yellow food colouring- a pinch

Milk – 3 tblspn

Vegetables:

Tomato- 2 chopped

Carrot – 1 large chopped

Beans – 10 chopped

Potato- 1 large chopped

Green Chilli – 2 slit

Peas – 1 cup

Whole Spices:

Cinnamon / Pattai -1 small stick

Cardamom / Yelakai – 3 crushed

Cloves / Krambu – 3

Bay Leaf – 1

Spice Powders:

Chilli powder – 2 tsp

Coriander powder / Malli podi – 1 tblspn

Turmeric powder / Manjal podi – 1 tsp

Cumin Powder / Jeera podi – 1 tsp

Garam Masala powder – 2 tsp

Method:

Soak your basmati rice for 30 mins. Drain and cook it. Set that aside. Mix saffron or yellow food colouring with milk and set aside. Heat some oil and fry onions till they turn golden..Add in cashews and raisans and fry that as well.Set this aside too.

Heat oil in a pan. Add all the whole spices and sauté for a min.

Add in all the vegetables and mix well. Add in salt and the spice powders and mix well.

Add in ginger garlic paste, curd and some water. Bring it to a boil and cook till the vegetables are cooked.

Transfer this to a oven proof dish.

Layer half of the rice on top of vegetables. Sprinkle some coriander leaves, mint leaves, fried onions, cashews and raisans. Now pour some saffron milk .

Now layer the remaining rice and do the same thing.

Put it in a preheated oven for 30 mins.

Fluff with a fork and serve with raita.