Soak long grain Basmati rice for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, drain the excess water and mix salt as required for rice and keep aside
Chop and slice all veggies.
Add 4 tsp oil in in a pressure cooker and heat. Add Sliced onions and fry them till they turn golden. Stir occasionally.
Once the onions turn golden set them aside on a plate. Then add rest of veggies, cauliflower, beans, carrot, peas and potatoes.
Saute till vegetables become 80% cooked. Transfer the stir fried vegetable in a separate plate.
Now in the cooker further add 2 tsp oil, bay leaf, cinnamon,cloves,cardamom, dried chilli and cumin seeds. Saute for 1 minute.
Further add chopped onions and saute for 2 minutes.
Then add ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 minute till raw smell of the paste goes.
Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and coriander powder. Mix and saute for 2 min on low flame.
Then add chopped tomatoes and 2 tsp water. Cover the cooker for 2 minutes till tomatoes become soft and mushy.
Now turn off the flame for 5 minutes and let the masala cool for 5 minutes.
Then add 4 tsp yogurt and mix well.
Add rest of stir fried vegetables and salt as per taste. Mix well. Turn on the flame and cook on low flame for 1 minute. Don't add sliced fried onions.
Add 1/2 cup Water, chopped mint & coriander leaves, fried onions over vegetable gravy. Sprinkle some garam masala and spread 1 tsp ghee over it.
Put second layer of soaked rice. Garnish it with some mint, coriander leaves and some sliced onions.
Sprinkle some salt, garam masala, Saffron (soaked in milk) and 1 tsp ghee over it. Add balance 1.5 cups of water to it. Cover the cooker and let it dum on low flame for 20-25 minutes.
Restaurant style dum biryani is ready to be served with Raita of your choice.. ENJOY!!!
