Ingredients
• Basmati Rice – 500 gms (1 cup)
• Onion – 2
• Ginger, Garlic paste – 2 tsp
• Garam Masala- ½ tsp
• Red Chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – ½ tsp
• Carrot, Beans, Potato,Green Peas – each 50 gms
• Mint, Coriander leaves, Cardamom – small bunch
• Green chilli – 2, Cashews – 5
• Biriyani items – a small quantity
• Lemon – ½ fruit, Ghee – 2 tsp
• Salt & Oil – as required

Directions
1. Preparation of Veg Biriyani:
   
2. Soak the biriyani rice for 30 mins, then strain it well.
3. Finely grind the cinnamon cloves, bay leaf and cardamom saunf in the mixie jar & transfer it in to the air tight container.
4. Slit the onions, green chillies, Dice the carrot, beans and potato, Cook & strain the green peas.
5. In a cooker, pour some oil and fry the cinnamon cloves, bay leaf and cardamom saunf. Then add the slitted onions & mint leaves.
6. After few seconds, add ginger garlic paste 1 tsp and fry well. Then add all the diced vegetables & mix well.
7. After few seconds add garam masala, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder powder each ½ tspn ,grinded masala powder to it & mix well.
8. In this gravy, the vegetable are all mixed. In that pour water 2 cups for 1 cup of rice & add lemon juice & salt to it.
9. Then allow to cook & wait until 1 whistle comes. Remove the cooker from the flame & after the lid is opened.
10. Put the ghee roasted cashews in to the biriyani& mix gently. Now the Vegetable biriyani is ready to eat. It can be served hot with onion raita.

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