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Ingredients:

1.Basmati Rice – 1 cup

2.Mixed vegetables like(Carrot,French Beans,Peas,Potato and Cauliflower) - 1cup

3.Onion – 1 sliced

4.Tomato – 1

5.Ginger Garlic paste – 1tbsp

6.Green chilli – 2 slitted lenghwise

7.Cashew nuts – 6

8.Red chilli powder – 2 tsp

9.Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

10.Fennel seeds – 1tsp

11.Cloves - 2

12.cardamom – 2

13.Cinnamon – 1 inch

14.Bay leaf – 1

15.Star Anise -1

16.Mint leaves – 6

17.Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp

18.Ghee or Oil – 3 tbsp

19. salt to taste

Method:

1.Soak basmati rice in water for 20 minutes.

2.In a pressure cooker heat ghee or oil

2.Add the cashew nuts and spices(Fennel seeds,cloves,cardamom,cinnamon,Bay leaf,Star Anise) and allow it to crackle

3.Add Onion and saute for a minute.Add ginger garlc paste and saute till the raw smell goes.

4.Add mint leaves and Green chilli and saute for a minute.

5.Add all the vegetables ,saute for 5 minutes.

6.Add Basmati Rice and saute for 2 minutes.

7.Add Red chilli powder,Turmeric powder and salt.Saute for 2 minutes.

8.Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles

9.If you are cooking in a pan cover the pan and cook till the rice become fluffy and vegetables are done.

10.Garnish with coriander leaves.

11.Serve hot with onion raitha.

Onion Raitha:

1.Onion – 1 thinly sliced

2.Fresh curd – 1 cup

3.Salt to taste

Mix Onion,curd and salt.serve fresh with vegetable briyani.