Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:
2 cups Basmati Rice

2 cups vegetables(potato, carrot, beans and peas)
2 cardamom pods
1 small piece of cinnamon
3 cloves
1 large onion, thinly sliced
3 green chillies
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tomato
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp ghee
3 tbsp oil
coriander and mint leaves

Method:
1. Soak rice for atleast 1/2 an hour.
2. heat ghee in a pressure pan and add the whole garam masala.
3. add oil to it and add the sliced onions and slit green chilies.
4. when the onion turns translucent, add the ginger garlic paste and reduce the heat.
5. when the raw smell of gin-garlic is gone, add the diced tomatoes.
6. when it is half done, add chili powder.
7. cook until the oil floats and the gravy is red in color.
8. add the vegetables .
9. toss it for a minute so that the gravy coats on the veggies.
10. add rice.

11. add 3 and 1/2 cups of water and salt to taste.
12. add chopped coriander and mint leaves.
13. can add 2 tbsp of lime juice if you like.
14. close the lid and pressure cook until one whistle or 15 min, whichever is earlier.
15. leave it unopened until the pressure subsides.

16. serve hot with onion raitha.