Ingredients:
- Ordinary rice - 2 cups
- Mix vegetables - 4 cups
- Onion - 2
- Tomato - 2
- Green chilli - 4 to 5
- Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
- Biriyani masala - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Mint leaves - little
- Coriander leaves - little
- Salt - as required
For Grinding:
- Garlic flakes - 4
- Ginger - small piece
- Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
For seasoning:
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Staranise - 1
- Cinnamon - 1 inch
- Cloves - 2
- Cardamom - 2
- Brinji leaves - 2
- Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Method:
First wash & soak rice for 20 minutes. Grind the ginger, garlic & fennel seeds into a paste. Add very little water while grinding. Then take a pressure cooker, add ghee and oil. When it becomes hot, add staranise, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, brinji leaves & fennel seeds. Then add thinly sliced onion, slit green chillies. Fry onion till it changes into transparent. Then add ground masala & stir well till the oil gets separated.
Then add chopped tomatoes, mint, coriander leaves, red chilli, garam masala, biriyani masala, turmeric & salt. Then add the vegetables & cook for 2 minutes in medium flame. Then add soaked rice. Add required water. Close the cooker & wait for 2 whistles to come. Then remove from the gas. After 5 minutes open the cooker. Serve with raitha & papad.
