Vegetable Biryani
Ingredients:
 Cooking time:  60 min.       Serving:  4

         Rice :- 2 cups (Wash drain & keep aside )
	 Green Chilies :- 6 cut lengthwise
	 Onion :- 1 big cut lengthwise
	 Mixed vegetables - ¾ cup (Carrots, Potato, Beans, Cauliflower, Peas)
	 Biryani Leaf :-3
	 Shahjeera;- small pinch
	 Salt :- 2 ½ tsp.
	 Laung:-3
	 Elaichi:-3
Method:
Method:- Heat 4 tbsp. of oil in a pressure pan when the oil is hot & add shahjeera , Biryani /Bay leaf , Laung , Elaichi to it and fry for a minute then add sliced onions & Green chilies & fry till onions turn light golden .Then add vegetables and fry for 3 min. Then add into it 4 cups of water Bring it to a boil then add check for salt and spice .Water should be salty and a bit spicy if not add some more chilies and salt. Finally add washed rice to it and cover and pressure cook till 1 or 2 whistles. When done switch off and cool. Serve with Raita. Note: If your using a rice cooker fry the masala and above vegetables in a pan then mix everything in the ricecooker and stir 2 times so, that the masala and will mix evenly.

---Madhavi.