Vegetable Biriyani

For my Vegetarian friends!!!!

Ingredients

Biriyani/Basmati Rice: 2 Cups
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Cloves: 3 - 4
Cinnamon Stick: 1 Inch Piece
Bay Leaf : 1
Cardamom: 3 - 4
Water: 6 Cups
For Masala
Onion: 1
Potato: 1
Carrot: 1
Green Peas:  1/2 Cup
Green Chilly: 2 - 3
Garlic: 5 - 6 Cloves
Ginger: 1 Small Piece
Tomato: 1
Chopped Mint: 2 Table Spoon
Chopped Coriander Leaves: 2 Table Spoon
Garam Masala Powder : 1/2 Tea Spoon
Oil: 3 Table Spoon
Ghee: 1 Table Spoon
Salt
For Garnish
Bread Slice: 1
Cashew nuts/Raisins: Few

Cooking Time :30 Minutes
Method

Wash and soak the rice and keep aside for 10 minutes
Chop the bread slice to small piece
To a pan pour 2 table spoon oil and fry the bread pieces, cashew nuts and raisins and keep aside

To the same pan add 1 more table spoon of oil and add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilly

Saute for 3 to 4 minutes and add sliced onion

Saute till the onion becomes soft and add chopped tomato and cook for 4 to 5 minutes

Now add chopped potato, carrot, green peas 1 table spoon of mint and coriander leaves, salt and garam masala powder. 
Add little water and cover and cook

Once done switch off the flame and keep aside

Drain the soaked rice and keep aside
Keep water for boiling to cook the rice
Add cinnamon stick, clove, bayleaf, cardamom, salt, garam masala powder and turmeric powder
Once it boils well add the drained rice and let it cook well
Once the rice is cooked drain out excess water 

Spread a layer of rice in a biriyani pot

Sprinkle some mint leaves, corinader leaves and fried bread, cashew nuts and raisins
Spread some of the masala on top

Repeat the same process of layering the rice and masala
Finally drizzle ghee on top

Cover and cook in low flame for 5 minutes and switch off the flame
Serve hot with raita and pickle