How to make Vegetable biryani - howtothings.net

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2cm/1in piece of fresh root ginger, sliced
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 100g/4oz red lentils, picked and rinsed
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 aubergine, cut into cubes
• 1.8 litres/3pt vegetable stock
• 1 red pepper, seeded and diced
• 350ml/12oz basmati rice
• 100g/4oz French beans, halved
• 225g/8oz cauliflower florets
• 225g/8oz mushrooms, quartered
• 50g/2oz unsalted cashew nuts