Hyderabadi Veg Biryani - Method1

Ingredients:
Basmati rice – 1 cup
Thick curd – 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Diced vegetables – 2 cups (Potatoes, Carrots, Green Peas, French Beans, Cauliflower)
Butter – 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp.
Salt – as required
Lemon – 1
Chopped Mint leaves – 1 ½ tbsp
Chopped Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp

Paste:
Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp
Green chilies – 8
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Cloves – 2
Cardamoms – 2
-> Fry all above in 1/2 tsp oil along with a 2 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves.

Preparation:
-> Wash and soak Basmati rice for 10 minutes. Drain water and fry for two minutes in 1/2 tsp. of butter.
-> Heat pressure cooker, add oil.
-> Add ginger garlic paste and saute it.
-> Now add diced vegetables.
-> Fry in medium flame till vegetables are tender.
-> Add ground masala paste and fry till raw smell goes.
-> Beat curd and add it along with one cup of water.
-> When it starts boiling add rice and salt, cover lid and reduce flame completely.
-> Keep the weight as soon as the lid is closed.
-> Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from fire.
-> Squeeze lemon juice and add cut mint leaves and coriander leaves.

Serve Hot