Basmati rice

2 cups

Mixed Vegetables

½ kg

Water

4 cups

Bay leaves

1 no

Shahjeera

½ tsp

Ghee

6 tsp

Onions sliced

3 no.s

Mint leaves

2 tbsp chopped

Coriander leaves

2 tbsp chopped

To be ground to a paste

 

Ginger

3 cms

Garlic

8 cloves

Green chillies

3 nos

Poppy seeds

2 tsp

Fennel

2 tsp

Coriander powder

2tsp

Chilli powder

2 tsp

Cloves

4 nos

Cardamom

4 nos

Cinnamon

5 cms

Salt to taste

 

 

Pour water and add cleaned rice in a vessel. Soak it for 15 minutes. Add salt and diced vegetables. Heat ghee in a pan an add shahjeera and bay leaf. Add sliced onion and fry till brown. Add the ground masala, fry for 2 minutes. Add mint and coriander leaves. Add the contents of the pan to the rice and stir gently and close the lid. Keep till the rice is cooked and  mis the biriyani lightly before serving. Garnish it with nuts, raisins and boiled eggs.