Vegetable Biryani!!

Vegetable Biryani!!

Ingredients

1 small Cauliflower cut into medium sized florets.(not to small)
1 big Green bell Pepper
3-4 Green Chillies.
1 BIg Carrot sliced lenghtwise one inch sticks.
10-12 Green Beans Strings cut lengthwise 1 inch long.
1 big Potatoes cut into sticks lenghtwise 1inch long.
3 Tbs Ginger Garlic Paste.
1/2 cup Peas.
1/4 cup Cashews slightly browned.(roast it on little oil).
2.5 cups Fried onions.
3 cups Basmati Rice washed and Soaked for about an hour.
1/2 cup warm milk and 1/2 tsp Saffron soaked in it.
1/2 Cup Yogurt.
Oven safe tray 12in X 12 in.

Whole Garam masala(3-4 cloves,8-10 black pepper corns,2 bay leaves,2 star anice,1in cinnamon 1 black Cardamom and 1 tbs Shahi Jeera)
Dry Masalas
3 tbs Red Chilli Powder.
3.5 Tbs Coriander Cumin Powder.
3 tbs Biryani masala.(I used Shaan)
2 tbs Garam Masala.

Procedure

Biryani vegetable Masala
Heat 4 tbs oil in a pan.
Add in the GInger Garlic paste and green Chillies.saute for 1 min.
Add in the Beans.Saute for 2 mins.
Add in the Carrots ,Peas and Potatoes.Saute for 2-3 mins.
Add in the Cauliflower and Green Peppers.Saute for 2-3 mins.

Add in all the dry Masalas.
Ad in the salt.(add bit more salt considering the rice will have only a little bit of salt.This salt will give the taste to the whole biryani)

Saute for 4-5 mins and then cover and cook for another 2 mins.(vegetables should remain crunchy)
Add in the chopped Coriander and mint.
Then add in 1/2 cup fried Onions.

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d in yogurt.
Mix and after a min or till the vegetables are 80 to 85% .(when pressed in between two fingers shld need slight presssure).
please check Beans they might remain undercooked.
Switch off the burner.
Keep aside.
Cooking Rice
Boil 10 -11 cups of  water in a pot.
Add in the the whoile Garam Masala and salt and 1 tbs oil.
Then add in the Soaked rice.
Cook till 90% done.(when u press in between the fingers sld feel semi soft not squishy)
Strain and keep aside.
Layering
Take the Baking tray put the Vegetable Masala layer at the bottom.
Then 1 layer of rice.(bit thicket that the veggies)
Then add in a layer of Fried Onion chopped mint and coriander.
Then again add in the vegetable layer ,Rice layer and Coriander mint Fried Onions layer.
Then spread the saffron Milk on the top.
garnish with Fried cashews.
Cover it with Aluminium foil.

Put it in oven for 30 mins at 410F Or layer it in a deep pot or tray and keep it on low flame covered for about 25 mins.
Serve with Raita.