Vegetable Biryani Garam Masala

Vegetable Biryani Recipe – Serves 4
Ingredients required:
Onions – 2 medium (150g)
Tomatoes – 1 medium (around 100g)
Ginger – 1 inch
Diced Mixed Vegetables (Green Peas, Cauliflower, French Beans, Potatoes, Carrots) – 300g
Garlic – 12-15 cloves
Green Chilli – 2-3
Mint Leaves – 5g
Coriander Leaves – 10g
Curd - 2 tbsp.
Oil – 4 tbsp.
Basmati Rice – 250g
Lemon Juice – half a lemon
For Garnish: Fried Mint Leaves, Fried Cashews and 1 tbsp. of Ghee.
Instructions before cooking the recipe:
Rice Recipe: Wash 250g of basmati rice. Add 650ml of water, 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of sugar and 1 tbsp. of oil. Mix well and cook until the water evaporates. Spread the cooked rice evenly and let it cool.
Mixed Vegetables:
Mix 300g of diced vegetables with 2 tbsp. of curd and the entire contents of Meena Ki Fauj Vegetable Biryani Masala packet. Keep it aside.
Onions – Slice them thinly and keep aside.
Tomatoes, Ginger, Garlic and Green Chilli – Put in a mixer and make a fine paste – keep it aside.
Mint Leaves and Coriander Leaves – Chop them finely and keep aside.
Recipe:
1. Heat 4 tbsp. of oil in a pan. Add only half of the thinly sliced onions and fry till golden brown and crispy. Keep them aside.
2. In the same oil, add the remaining (half) of the thinly sliced onions and fry till lightly brown. Add the paste of tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilli from the mixer. Add salt to taste (around ½ tsp.) Fry till oil separation is seen and the paste is fully cooked.
3. Add the finely chopped coriander and mint leaves. Fry till oil separation is seen.
4. Add the pre-mixed vegetables. Add 150ml. of hot water. Cover and cook until the vegetables are cooked through.
5. Spread the cooked basmati rice on the cooked vegetables in an even layer. Garnish with fried cashews, fried mint leaves, fried onions (which was kept aside earlier) and 1 tbsp. pure ghee. Cover with a heavy lid and cook on low heat until steam is seen escaping from under the lid (around 10 minutes).