Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:
Basmati rice___________________________________ 1 kg
Cauliflower_____________________________________ 1
Peas (shelled)___________________________________ 1 cup
Carrots________________________________________ 3
French beans (finely cut) ___________________________1 cup
Potatoes________________________________________ 4
Tomatoes (finely cut) ______________________________3
Onions (finely cut) ________________________________1 bunch
Ginger/ garlic paste _______________________________ 1 tbsp
Lemon_________________________________________ 4
Yogurt__________________________________________ ½ cup
Green cardamoms_________________________________ 4
Black cumin seeds ________________________________1 tsp
Salt___________________________________________ to taste
Oil ___________________________________________1 cup
Eggs(hard-boiled and shelled) _________________________2
Fresh milk ______________________________________½ cup
Yellow food colour_________________________________ a pinch
For boiling the____________________________________ rice:
Black cumin seeds_________________________________ ½ tsp
Mint a few______________________________________ leaves
Green chillies_____________________________________ 2
Salt ___________________________________________to taste
White vinegar ____________________________________1 tbsp


Method:

• • Heat oil in a pot and fry onions brown in it. Take out on absorbent paper for crispness. In ½ the onions and add yogurt, ginger/garlic and tomatoes and fry. Add green cardamoms, juice of 2 lemons, black cumin, green chillies, fresh coriander and salt.

• • Heat oil in a frying pan and lightly fry cauliflower, carrots, peas and French beans and add to pot containing masala. Fry potatoes until golden and add to masala. Biryani masala is ready.

• • In a large pot par-boil rice with cumin, green chillies,mint, salt and vinegar. Drain excess water.

• • Grease a pot. Layer with half the rice, with cumin, green chillies, mint, salt and vinegar. Drain excess water. Grease a pot. Layer with half the rice, then with all the vegetables and finely cut egg. Sprinkle yellow food colour mixed with luke-warm milk. Add remaining onions and lemon juice and steam. Serve delicious.

• • Vegetable Biryani hot with raita and salad.