DUM BIRYANI

Ingredients:
3 cups rice, half cooked
2 small onion, finely sliced
1 medium tomato, diced
1 cup beans
1 carrot
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1 cup mint leaves
few coriander leaves
1 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
2-3 cloves
2-3 whole black peppers
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2-3 curry leaves
2 button red chillies
pinch of hing (asafoetida)
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp garam masala
juice of 1 lemon
3 tbsp curd
3 tbsp oil
salt to taste
Method:
1.Heat oil in a kadaiAdd bay leaf, cinnamon, curry leaves, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, black peppers, button red chillies, hing and onions.When onions turn brown, add ginger garlic paste. Saute for a while.
2.Add all the cut vegetablesAdd salt, garam masala, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.Add curd and mix it well.
3.Cook it for 3 minutesAdd tomato, lemon juice, mint leaves and coriander leaves.Add some water and transfer the mixture to a pressure cooker.Cook it for 2 whistels.
4.Biryani masala is now ready.
5.Take another kadai. Add the biryani masala and half cooked rice.Add required water and mix wellCook it on low flame with the covered lid till the rice becomes soft.Serve it hot.