Ingredients:

• 4 cups (250 ml each) – basmati Rice
• 2 tsp – Ginger and Garlic paste
• 10-12 – small Green chillies
• 6-8 – Cloves
• 4 – elaichis (cardamoms)
• 1 pinch -turmeric powder
• 1 piece – Cinnamon
• 1 – big Onion (cut into long thin slices)
• 1 – Carrot (cut into small cubes)
• 1 – Potato (cut into medium cubes)
• 1 Tomato – (cut into small pieces)
• 1/4 cup – beans
• 1 bunch – Mint leaves (optional)
• 4 tbsp – cooking oil
• 3 – 4 tsp – salt

Method:

1. Pour 4 tbsp of cooking oil into a large pressure cooker and heat it.
2. Add chillies, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
3. Add the onion with a pinch of turmeric powder and fry till light golden brown.
4. Add tomatoes and saute.
5. Now add all the vegetables (carrot, potato and beans) and keep frying for about 2-3 mins.
6. Add ginger and garlic paste and add the rice. Mix all the ingredients for about 1 minute.
7. Add 4.5 cups (250 ml each) of water to this mixture and add salt (about 3 to 4 tsps).
8. Add mint leaves (optional).
9. Let this simmer on the stove for about 20 mins with the lid closed (but without the weight).
10. Check the preparation every five minutes or so that the water does not dry up. When the rice is well cooked, the biriyani is ready.

Recipe courtesy of Bhanu