Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups Biriyani Rice
2. 2 cups vegetables like peas,carrots, beans, tomato cut into small pieces
3. 100 gms butter or ghee
4. 4 green cardamoms
5. 7 cloves
6. 4 pieces of cinnamon 1 inch long
7. 1 onion thinly sliced
8. 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
9. 1 1/2 tsp sliced ginger
10. Salt to taste
11. 1 tsp lemon juice
12. 4 cups hot water

Method:

• In a heavy bottomed vessel or a non stick vessel heat the butter and let it melt
• Put in the cardamoms, cloves , cinnamon and cumin seeds and heat for a minute
• Now put in sliced onions and ginger and let it slightly brown on low fire.
• Add the washed rice and fry the rice slowly until all the water has evaporated
• Now add the vegetables and fry for some more time
• Now add the hot water and lemon juice
• Cover the mixture and let it cook on lowest fire for 10 minutes or until the water has been absorbed by the rice.
• Serve it with yogurt salad and pickles.