Subz Biryani

Subz Biryani is a tempting vegetable or subz Biryani recipe with assorted vegetables chopped and stir fried with cooked rice, whole spices and relished garnished with coriander leaves and roasted cashews.
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Preparation Time: 10min
Cooking Time: 25min

Ingredients


FOR PASTE:-
6 to 7 flakes of garlic (lehsun)
1 " piece of ginger (adrak)
1 tbsp aniseeds (vilayati saunf)
1 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder
1 stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
3 to 4 cloves (laung / lavang)
3 to 4 peppercorns
2 black cardamoms (badi elaichi)

OTHER INGREDIENTS:-
2 cups long grained rice (basmati) (soaked for one hour)
1 to 2 carrots, sliced
1 small sized cauliflower, chopped into florets
8 to 10 french beans, chopped into 1" diagonally
2 potatoes, chopped
2 onions, finely sliced
1/2 cup oil
3 tbsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 bayleaf (tejpatta)

Method

Soak rice for 1 hour
Grind the ingrediants of the paste together with a lil water.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.add onions,cook till golden brown.
Add the vegetables and stir fry for 3-4 minutes
Add the paste and bay leaf
Measure 4 cups of water and add to the vegetables.
Add salt and lemon juice.
When water boils,drain the soaked rice and add to the water.
Put a tawa under the pan of rice to reduce the heat further.
Cover the pan of rice with a small towel napkin and then with a well fitting lead.keep some heavy weight,on lead.
Slow down the fire and cook till the rice is done(10-15 min).
Serve after 10 minutes.