Veg Hyderabadi Biryani

Directions

• Half cook basmati rice (चावल) with 2 cup of water, 2 tbsp. Oil and salt.
• Dice the green beans (फलियां), and carrots (गाजर). Partially cook green beans (फलियां), carrots (गाजर), cauliflower (फूलगोभी) florets, potatoes (आलू) by steaming them separately with salt. Peel the potatoes (आलू) and cubed them. Keep aside all them.
• Make a paste of garlic (लहसुन), ginger (अदरक), 1 onion (प्याज) and green chilies (मिर्च). Keep aside all them.
• Make spices powder of cloves (लौंग), cinnamon (दालचीनी), green cardamom (छोटी इलायची) and keep aside.
• Finely chop tomatoes (टमाटर). Keep aside.
• Peel green cardamom (इलायची) and take its seeds. Keep aside.
• Chopped mint (पुदीना) leaves; slice 1 onion and caramelize it. Keep aside for garnishing.
• In a large sauce pan heat 2 tpsb. Oil and add garlic (लहसुन), ginger (अदरक), onion (प्याज), green chilies (मिर्च) paste; sauté on a medium heat until the color has changed to golden brown and row aroma of garlic (लहसुन), ginger (अदरक) and onion (प्याज) goes away.
• Add bay leaves (तेज पत्ता), turmeric (हल्दी) powder, red chilli (लाल मिर्च) powder, coriander (धनिया) powder and spices powder. Sauté for a few seconds.
• Add finely chop tomatoes (टमाटर) and sauté for 5-6 minutes.
• Add plain yogurt (दही) and cook simmer for 5 minutes or until gets a good aroma.
• Finally add half cooked basmati rice, steamed vegetables, potatoes (आलू), chopped mint and salt as required. Sauté for a few minutes until it gets combined with the rest of the masala.
• On a low heat cook covered with tight fitting lid until all rice and vegetables cooked completely.
• When biryani is cooked completely, remove from the heat and let pan covered for about 5-6 minutes.
• After that open lid and give veg hyderabadi biryani a gentle stir, to combine all the masala and vegetables into the rice. Garnish with caramelized onions and serve hot.