Vegetable Tehri - Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients(for 3-4 servings)

• 2 cup rice (washed and soaked)

• 2 cup mix vegetables chopped (carrot, cauliflower, peas, potato or beans)

• 1 cup onion (nicely chopped)

• 1 large tomato (chopped)

• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

• 2 green chilli (nicely chopped)

• 2 big cardamom

• 2-3 clove

• 2 bay leaves

• 1 inch cinnamon

• 1 tsp turmeric

• A pinch of asafoetida

• ½ tsp cumin seeds

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• 1 ½ tsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp garam masala

• 2 tbsp oil

• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)

• 1 tbsp ginger (chopped)

For serving

• Green chutney

• Papad

• Ghee

• Raita or curd

Method (How to make vegetable tehri)

• Wash and soak rice with water for 30 minutes.

• Chopped vegetable in small pieces.

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add asafoetida, bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon  and cumin seeds sauté for few seconds.

• Add chopped onion and sauté till light brown, add ginger garlic paste sauté for few second, add chopped tomato and cook for 2-3 minutes.

• Add chopped vegetable and rice sauté for few minutes.

• Add all spices and salt.

• Add 4 cup of water and close and lid of the cooker cook till one vessel.

• Switch off the flame and wait for cool down.

• Place in a serving plate add 1 tsp ghee, garnish with coriander and chopped ginger.

• Serve hot with chutney, raita and papad.