Vegetable Biryani

I soak the rice in water before making a dish like this. So wash and soak the rice before you add it to the pressure cooker

Heat some oil and a little butter in a pressure cooker. Add the fennel seeds, cardamom, cloves, cashews and bay leaf. Let it roast a bit and add in the chopped onions

The aroma at this point is just so lovely, especially the melted butter!

Add the tomatoes, green chillies, and the ginger and garlic paste. Give everything a good mix and let it cook for a little bit. Then add the biriyani masala

A few minutes later add the veggies. You can use freshly cut veggies or frozen

To cook rice, you use a 1:2 ratio. Since I used 2 cups of rice, I need 4 cups of water. I added 2 cups as I added the veggies to cook

Shortly after that I added the next two cups of water

Add salt, and check if you need a bit more masala

I let this come to a boil and added the rice

I put the lid on and let the pressure cooker do its job After TWO whistles, I turned the stove off

Serve this hot with some home-made raita