Vegetable Biryani

JB brand of masala is a relatively unknown and new one in Madurai area. I just got a sample of it and prepared Veg Briyani. It was good.

Ingredients:

1. Basmati rice - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 big (long cut)
3. Tomato - 1 big (medium cut)
4. Green Chilly - 3 (long cut)
5. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
6. Curd - 1 tablespoon
7. Lemon Juice - 1 tablespoon
8. Vegetables (carrot, cauliflower, beans, potato) - small cubes
9. Oil
10. Salt
11. JB Biriyani Masala - 2 tablespoon
12. Coriander and mint leaves

Recipe:

1. Soak the rice for 15 minutes.
2. In a kadai, pour oil, fry onions till light brown.
3. Put green chillies, ginger garlic paste and saute.
4. Add tomato and a pinch of salt and soften.
5. Put all the vegetables, the masala powder and salt and stir well.
6. Add the coriander and mint leaves and curd and keep stirring for 2 mins.
7. Add 2 cups of water.
8. In an electric rice cooker, transfer the contents of the kadai.
9. Drain the water from the rice and add drop the rice in the cooker.
10. Stir well and add the lemon juice and close the lid and let the cooker do its job.

Serve hot with raita or gravy.