Mixed Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:

3 Cups Basmati Rice
2 Cups Mixed Vegetables
½ Cup Onion (cut into thin long pieces)
1 Cup Yogurt
2 Tomatoes chopped
1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
1 tsp Coriander powder (dry coriander)
6 Cloves
2 Cinnamon stick
3 Cardamoms
6 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste
4 Green Chilies
1 tsp Garam masala Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
½ Mint leaves
2 tsp Ghee
2 Bay Leaves
4 tsp oil
¼ cup Coriander leaves

Direction:

Cut mixed vegetables into small cubes (Potato, Beans, Carrots, Green Peas and Cauliflower). Soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. Drain the rice, add 4 cups of water and cook till each grain is separate. Marinate all the spices and powders in yogurt for 30 minutes. Fry the bay leaves and onions in ghee till golden brown. Add the cut vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the marinated masalas to the vegetables, add 1 cup of water. Cover and cook till the vegetables are soft. Once the vegetables are cooked, drain the excess water if any. Mix the cooked rice with the vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes. At last add ghee and coriander leaves. Serve hot with Onion Raita.

Mixed Vegetable Chilly

Ingredients:

1 cup potato
½ cup Carrot
1 cup Capsicum
½ cup Cabbage
¼ cup French beans
½ cup Cauliflower
4 tsp Vinegar
6 tsp Chilly sauce
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Ajinomoto
4 Green Chilly (Thin & long strips)
1tsp Black pepper
6 tsp Soya sauce
1 tsp roasted cumin seeds
Red chilly powder
2 tsp Corn flour
1 tsp Garam masala
Oil for deep frying

Direction:

Chop all vegetables, and simmer in a covered pan without water till half done. Add all the masala powder except black pepper and Ajinomoto. Also add all the sauces (1 tsp each) along with dry corn flour. Mix well and make small balls. Heat oil in a pan and fry the balls in oil, till golden brown color. Keep aside. Prepare a Sauce Mixture with the leftover sauces along with vinegar, black pepper, Ajinomoto and sugar. Heat 2 tsp. of oil in a pan. Add green chilly. Put the Sauce Mixture. Put all the balls and mix well. Cook for one minute and serve hot.