Vegetable Brinji Rice

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.