Vegetable Dum Biryani

Dum Biryani & Vegetable Kolhapuri

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Basmati rice
• 1 1/2 cups Mixed vegetables (Potatoes, cauliflower, french beans, carrot, peas, capsicum)
• 1 large Onion sliced
• 4 green chillies slit
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 2 inch Cinnamon stick (Dalchini)
• 4-5 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 green Cardamom (ilachi)
• 1 Black Cardamom
• 1 cup curd
• 1 tsp saffron soaked in warm water
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder (haldi)
• 2 tsp Biryani masala ( i like Everest biryani masala)
• 5 tbsp oil
• 1 cup Mint leaves ( pudina)
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1/2 cup beaten curd
• 1/2 tsp Shahi jeera.

Method:

• Soak basmati rice for half an hour.
• Boil 4 Cups water in a pan with some salt, shahi jeera, cloves and mint leaves,add rice to the boiling water and cook for 5-7 minutes, the rice should be 75% cooked, rest will be cooked in oven or dum.
• Drain and keep aside.add a tsp oil or ghee to the rice.
• Heat oil in a pan and add whole garam masala to it, when they begin to crackle add sliced onion.
• Fry till onions turn golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and mix well.
• Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and mix.
• Now add the mixed vegetables and stir for a minute.
• Add curd,mint leaves, biryani masala and mix well, simmer and cook till vegetables are soft.
• Now in a oven safe bowl put layers of vegetables and rice, final layer should be of rice.
• Pour the saffron water on the rice.Some mint leaves and coriander leaves. cover it.
• Preheat oven at 200 degree C and place the bowl in over for 20 mts.
• Or place it on a thick bottom pan and let it cook for 20 minutes on low flame.
• Remove and serve hot.

Sending this as my Entry for 'Ravishing Rice' event hosted by Nags & Meeta.