Vegitable Biryani

Ingredients:

Khade masale:
bay leaves - 2
Red chilli - 1
Cloves- 4
Cardamom - 1
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Asafetida - pinch
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Mace- 1
Pepper corns- 3

 Rice - 2 cups
salt to taste
Onion (Sliced)- 2
Tomato (chopped)- 2
Curd - 1 cup
Carrot - 1
Grean peas - 1 cup
Biryani masala- 3 tsp
green chilli - 2
oil- 1 tbsp
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 10

Preparation

Rice
Add 5 cups of water, salt and rice to a pan and boil till rice is half cooked
Drain excess of water, divide in two parts and set aside

Masala

Heat oil in a cooker and add all kade masale and wait till it splutters
add onion and stir till it is golden brown

Add peas, chilli and carrots and cook for some time

Add  a little water and cook till the carrots are tender and the water is dryed

Add curd, tomato and 2 tsp of biryani masala

Cook till the gray is dry and starts leaving oil
remove half of the masala and set aside
spread 5 Cashew over the masala in cooker
Add one part of rice on the masala

Spread evenly without mixing with bottom layer
Spread the remaining gray over rice layer
Spread the remaining cashew over it

Spread the remaining rice over the layer of masala

Sprinkle 1 tsp of biryani masala and coriander on top
Cook for 10 minutes

Mix and serve with Raita