Veg briyani

There are many ways to prepare vegetable Briyani.This is one delicious and easy way of making it.The taste about this briayani is use of whole spices.Its very simple and elegant.

Ingredients:

Whole spices(9-pepper corns,1-bay leaf,1 tsp-cumin seeds,1tsp-shahi jeera,2-cloves,2-cardamom and 1-cinnamon)
1 cup-Vegetables(carrot,beans,potato and peas)
1 tbsp-ginger garlic paste
1 hanful-mint leaves
1 handful-coriander leaves
few curry leaves
1 tbsp-ghee
1 tbsp-oil
2 cups-Basmati rice

Method:

Soak Basmati rice for atleast 30 mins.set aside
Heat a pan,add a tbsp of ghee and oil.Add the whole spices one by one followed by the curry leaves,coriander and mint.Add the vegetables, saute for 2 mins.
If using rice cooker,transfer the above mixture to the rice cooker along with the soaked bastmati rice.Add water and salt.(for 2 cups of Bastmati rice add 3 & 1/2 cups of water).serve with raita or egg curry.