Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients for 4 people-

• Rice- 2 Handful + 4 Handful ( washed and drained)
• Salt to taste
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Turmeric - 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Biryani Masala- 1 tbsp
• Onions - 1/2 Chopped + 1/2 finely Sliced
• Potato - 1 Chopped
• Carrot - 1 Chopped
• Peas - 1 Handul
• Green Bell Pepper - 1/2 Chopped
• Cauliflower - 4-6 small flowers
• Mushroom - 1/2 cup
• Raisins - 1/2 cup
• Cashews - 4-6 pieces ( cut in small pieces)
• Almonds - 4-6 pieces ( sliced in small pieces)
• Olive Oil - 2 Spoons
• Salted Butter- 1/4 tsp

Directions-

Directions for white rice-

• Put Cumin seeds in a dry pan. Put the pan on a flame. Kepp on stirring occasionally. Let the cumin seeds turn grey but let iut burn.
• Now add the rice from bowl, with 4 handful.
• Add salt and mix it properly.
• After mixing, add water, double in quantity of rice. Take same bowl for the measurement.
• Stir it and add just 1 spoon of Olive oil in the Pan from above.
• Cover the lid of Pan half and keep on stirring occassionally.
• Keep on checking the rice to get cooked.
• Don't let the rice get over cooked, as it will spoil the taste of biryani.
• When rice is ready, transfer it in a different bowl.

Directions for rice cooked with vegetables -

• Heat the empty pan on a high flame.
• Add all vegetables in a pan, keep on stirring for 2-3 minutes, so they don't get stick to the pan.
• Add salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder, Black pepper powder and Biryani Masala with 1/2 cup of water and mix everything thoroughly.

• Add rice from 2 handful bowl and mix it with a wide face spatula.
• Add Left over Olive oil ( 1 tsp) on top of it and mix it.
• Add double amount of water as compared to rice.
• Cover the lid of a pan half, keep on stirring the pan.
• Keep on checking the rice, it will take approximately 10-15 minutes, to cook the rice and vegetables.
• Transfer the cooked rice- vegetables in a different bowl.

Directions for mixing both rice together-

• Take a serving bowl, add 1 layer of white rice not more than 1 inch thick. Spread it evenly.
• Add another layer of Rice cooked with vegetables.
• Keep on adding alternate layers of rice, till it reach to the top of the serving bowl, leaving 1 inch gap from the top.
• Now, cover the lid.

Directions for Garnishing- 

• Add 1/4 tsp of butter in an empty heated pan.
• Add sliced onions, cut almonds, cashews( if u desire to, not necessary), and raisins.
• Keep on frying until onions turn brown.
• Take the serving bowl and cover the topmost layer by the fried onions, almonds, cashews and raisins.
• Your biryani is ready, enjoy it with curd or raita ( beated curd, recipe told after completion of this recipe).