Hyderabadi Vegetable Briyani

HYDERABADI BRIYANI (VEGETABLE)
Ingredients:
For the rice:
Basmathi rice - 2 cups
cloves - 4
cinnamon 1" stick
oil - 2 tsp
water
bay leaf - 1

To marinate:
curd - 1 cup
green peas - 1/4 cup
potato - 3 (cubed)
beans - 1 cup (chopped)
carrot - 1 cup (chopped)
green chillies - 4 (clit in between)
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
salt to taste
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

For the curry:
onions - 2 (chopped)
tomato - 2 (chopped)
oil - 5 - 6 tbsp
pudina - a handful
corriander leaves - 1 handful
curry leaves - 10 - 15
cloves - 2
cinnamon - 1 " stick
bay leaves - 2

To garnish:
cashews - 4
onions - 4 chopped, deep fried in oil until crisp
saffron - 1 pinch
milk 1/4 cup
ghee - 2 tbsp
juice of 1 lemon

Method:
To make the marination:
- mix all the ingredients and allow the vegetables to marinate for 2 hrs min.

To make the rice:
- soak the rice in water for 1/2 and hour
- boil water along with the spices , oil and add the soaked rice
- give it one good boil, may be max. for 5 mins, and strain
- leave it to cool

To prepare the gravy:
- in a pressure pan add oil
- add the spices and fry
- add the onions and tomato and fry till they are mushy
- add the pudina leaves and fry for 4 - 5 mins
- add the marinated vegetables and fry
- add a little amout of water (less than 1/2 a cup) and pressure cook till done.
- leave it aside

To prepare the dum:
- soak saffron in milk and leave it aside
- add ghee and fry the cashews until crisp
- add oil as a layer in the vessel-
add the rice
- then add a layer of the cooked vegetable
- add the fried onions
- add little corriander leaves
- add the cashews
- repeat the layers until all the rice and gravy are used
- in the final layer add the saffron milk, add corriander leaves and ghee
- squeeze in juice of 1 lime
- close the lid, and seal it with aluminium foil
- add the vessel to a tava and allow that to cook for 10 mins and turn off the flame
- allow that to stay in the steam for 10 more mins and mix well and serve.