Vegetable Biryani

Preparation:

• Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes in water. Drain water and keep it aside.

• In a frying pan, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamon and fry for a minute.

• Add ginger & garlic to it, fry for a minute and add green chilies and onions.

• Fry till onion turns light brown. Add tomato pieces to it.

• Now add salt, chilly powder and turmeric to it.

• After tomatoes are cooked for 3 to 4 minutes, add rice to it and stir.

• Now pour down 3 to 3 1/2 cups of water and cook properly.

• 2 cups Rice

• 5 to 6 Tomatoes (cut into pieces)

• 2 medium Onion (cut into pieces)

• 6 to 8 Green chilies (slit)

• 1 tsp Chilly powder

• 1/2 tsp Turmeric

• 1 piece Ginger (grated)

• 4 flakes Garlic (grated)

• 4 Cloves

• 1 piece Cinnamon

• 3 Cardamons

• 3 tbsp Oil/butter/ghee