Veg biryani

Ingredients

Basmati rice 2 cups 
Vegetables - peas, carrot, beans, cauliflower, potato, Lima beans - 2 cups
2-3 onions and 2 tomatoes
Saffron 4-5 strings
Curd/yogurt 1/2 cup
Milk 1/4 cup
Cashews and raisins 
Salt 
Haldi
Everest biryani masala
Paneer grated 1/2 cup
Tej patta
Ginger garlic chilli paste 1 tsp


Method

Cook the basmati rice and cool. In a pan take little oil, add thinly sliced onions 1-2 cup and fry till golden brown. Keep this aside for garnish.Then in the hot oil add jeera, tej patta, cashews and all veggies chopped in big chunks, salt as per taste and a pinch of haldi and cook this on medium flame covered for 5 mins then add ginger garlic chilli paste 1 tsp, biryani masala 2 tsp, if required red chilli powder for more spice. Mix and cook for another 5 mins, then add the yogurt and mix well. In a bowl take half of the cooked basmati rice and to this add saffron milk, salt and a pinch haldi and mix well. Now in a big vessel take one layer of plain rice, then one layer of cooked veggies, then saffron rice, then few raisins, then fried onions. Repeat these layers for the rest of the ingredients. Once done on top sprinkle some grated paneer, chopped coriander and fried onion. Put this in an oven and cover it with oven safe lid or aluminum foil and bake for 10 mins at 180-200 temp.

Then take out and serve with raita.

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