Vegetable Briyani

This vegetable briyani is very easy to prepare. The flavor comes from fresh cilantro and mint. The coconut milk adds richness to the rice. This briyani tastes so yumm with the potato kuruma  .

Ingredients:

1. Basmathi rice - 2 cups

2. Ghee - 2 tablespoons

3. Cardamoms - 2

4. Cloves - 2

5. Cinnamon - 1 inch tick

6. Briyani leaf - 1

7. Onion - 1 chopped fine

8. Tomato - 1 chopped fine

10. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon

11. Salt - as needed

12. Thick yogurt - 2 tablespoons

13. Coconut milk - 1/2 - 3/4th cup

14. Cilantro - 1 cup

15. Mint leaves - 1 cup

16. Vegetables - 2 cups -(I used beans and carrots) finely chopped

17. Green chillis - 4 (per taste)

Method:

1. Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.

2. Heat ghee in a rice cooker vessel. Add the whole garam masalas. saute for a few seconds.

3. Add ginger garlic paste, saute till the raw smell goes off.

4. Add onions, saute till it turns translucent and then add tomatoes, saute till it turns soft.

5. Make a paste of cilantro, mint, green chillies and add it to the sauteed masala, let it cook till the raw smell goes away.

6. Now add curd and the cut vegetables and give a quick stir.

7. Add the soaked rice, water, coconut milk and salt. Coconut milk and water should make 4 cups. Proportion of rice : water + coconut milk should be 2:4

8. Place the vessel in the rice cooker and cook it till done.

Serve it with raitha or potato kuruma.