Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients

• Mixed vegetables, finely chopped 2 cups
• Oil 2 tbsp
• Zeera (Cumin Seeds) 1 tsp
• Onions, grated ¼ cup
• Garlic-ginger paste 1 tsp
• Dhania (Coriander ) powder 2 tsp
• Garam masala ½ tsp
• Haldi ½ tsp
• Salt 2 tsp or to taste
• Chilli powder ½ tsp or to taste  
• Hari mirch, chopped fine 1 tsp or to taste
• Lemon juice 1 tsp or to taste    
• Hara Dhania ½ cup                    
• Rice, boiled to almost done 1 cup (180 g)

Preparation

• Heat oil and add zeera. Saute and add the onions, garlic-ginger paste. Saute till brown

• Add vegetables, stir fry over low heat till half done. Add dhania powder, garam masala, haldi, salt, chilli powder and green chillies. Cook, covered for about 5 minutes and mix in the lemon juice and half the hara dhania. The water should be absorbed by now.

• Remove half the vegetables and layer with half the rice. Cover with the rest of the vegetable mixture and the rice again.

• Leave over low heat, covered for 10 minutes or so and serve garnished with the dhania.