Mixed Veg Biryani

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups of mixed veggis (potatoes, greenpeas, beans, califlower)
2. 2 cups basmathi rice
3. 2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
4. 1 onion ( sliced)
5. 1/2 cup tomato puree ( use canned puree to get the good colour to biryani)
6. 6 to 7 green chillis
7. cilantro (handfull)
8. mint (optional)
9. 4 cloves
10. 4 cardamom
11. 1 tsp cumin powder
12. 1 tsp coriander powder
13. 1 tsp chilli powder
14. 2 inch cinnamon stick
15. 1 tsp garam masala powder
16. 6 tbs oil
17. 2 tbs ghee
18. 1/4 cup cashews (grind to a smooth paste)
19. pinch of safforn  soaked in 1/4 cup warm milk)
20. 1 tsp Garam masala for sprinkling in layers.

Preparation: Cook 2 cups of rice with 3&1/2 cups of water and 1 tsp of salt. Chop all the vegetables in to big pieces. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon then add sliced onions, sprinkle salt. and cook on low flame until onions are brown. Now add green chillis and cilantro fry for a min, and add tomato puree, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder mix everything and cook on low flame for 5 min, Then Add chopped veggies, cover and cook on low flame for 10 min or until veggies are soft. Now add cashew paste and garam masala powder mix everything and cook for another 5 min, and turn off the stove. Take a baking dish, add a layer of veggi mixture, top it with rice, ghee and garam masala, again add remaining veggi mixture, top it with remaining rice, ghee, garam masala and saffron milk. Cover with tight lid or foil,bake on a Preheated 350 oven for 30 min.