Vegetable Biryani recipe by Sumayah

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice. ( Wash & soak for 15 minutes in cold water)
• 1 cup Masoor (Back lentils) soak for 4 hrs or overnight
• ½ cup double beans or papdi beans
• ½ cup shelled beans
• ½ cup string beans (snap In 3 or 4 pieces)
• 6 baby potatoes(peeled rub arad (Turmeric) before frying)
• 6 pickling onions
• 2 small brinjals (Cut lengthwise & steep in salt water)
• 2 medium onions( slice ¼ & grate rest)
• 2 peppers ( if u have both red &Green it will look better when served)
• ½ cup tomato (blanch & puree)
• 4 green chillies(wash slit halfway
• ½ teaspoon suwa /dil seeds
• 1 ½ teaspoon ginger garlic
• 1 ½ teaspoon chillie powder
• ½ cup yoghurt
• 1 teaspoon crushed dhunia seeds
• 1 teaspoon jeera seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon a arad (Turmeric)
• few sprigs of thyme or mint
• ¼ cup ghee (Clarified butter)
• ½ cup oil
• ¼ teaspoon saffron. ( steep in boiling water for 5 minutes)
• ¼ teaspoon Elachi (cardomom)