Vegetable Briyani

Ingredients:

• Green beans diced - ¼ cup
• Carrots diced - ¼ cup
• Cauliflower florets - 1 cup
• Peas - ¼ cup
• Soy nuggets - 1/2 cup
• Garlic paste - 4 tsp
• Ginger paster - 4 tsp
• Onions - 1 cup
• Tomatoes - 1 cup
• Green chillies - 2 tsp
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - 1 inch
• Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
  
  
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cardamoms - 2
• Bay leaves - 2
• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Yogurt - ½ cup
  
  
• Mint leaves - ½ cup freshly chopped
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash the veg.
• Soak the rice for 1/2 hour.
• Boil 3 cups of water and add the soy nuggets and cover.
• Allow to puff up for about 15 minutes.
• Then drain and squeeze out excess water and set aside.
• In a heavy bottom vessel heat the oil and add the whole spices, then add the onion and saute until golden brown.
• To this add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about a minute.
• Add the green chillies,tomatoes.
• Saute this well until the raw smell goes and add the cut veg.
• Then add some water , let the veg cooks.
• Wait untill water goes.
• In the mean time wash the soaked rice and drain all the water completely.
• In a pan add little butter or oil saute it with rice for a min.
• Then add 1 cup of coconut milk and 2 1/2 cup of water.
• Let it come to boil, then add the sauted rice and close the lid.
• keep in medium flame for 10 min. [Tips : To get the rice cooked in correct consistent way, cook for only 10 min or do not leave the rice to cook beyond first pressure whistle. ]
• Serve hot..