Ingredients:

• For the marinade:
• 1 cup – fresh yogurt
• 1 tsp – Tomato puree
• 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 cup – onions, finely chopped
• 1 tsp – Turmeric
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala
• 2 threads – Saffron
• Salt to taste
• Other Ingredients:
• 3 cups – mixed par-boiled vegetables ( potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, peas, beans)
• 1.5 cup – basmati Rice
• 1 tsp – peppercorns
• 1 tsp – Cloves
• 1 tsp – green Cardamom
• 1 – Star anise
• 1 – Bay Leaf
• 1 tsp – whole spice
• For garnishing:
• Raisins, almonds, cashews, fried Onions and coriander.

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
2. Add the par-boiled vegetables to the marinade and set aside for at least 2-3 hrs.
3. Meanwhile saute the basmati rice in a little ghee until it turns golden in colour.
4. Cook the rice and set aside.
5. Heat a pan, add ghee and saute the spices and then add the vegetables that are marinated, along with the marinade.
6. Cook until the vegetables are soft.
7. Take a shallow pan, add one layer of cooked rice, then add the vegetables, then rice and keep alternating until the final layer is rice.
8. Now in 1/2 tsp oil, saute the garnish until golden and then sprinkle these along with the fried onions on top of the layer.
9. Add a little saffron dissolved in warm milk and pour it down this layer of rice.
10. Cover it with foil and bake for 5-10 min and serve garnished with coriander.
11. Recipe Courtesy: http://chefinyou.com/