Hydrabadi Veg Biriyani

Roast all the spices powder in a pan

Let them cool down and grind them to make a fine powder,keep aside

PREPARING BIRIYANI RICE: Take a big pan,add 4 cups of water, put bay leaf, oil and salt, Bring it to boil, when the water will start boiling, add rice,cook the rice till 3/4 is done, Drain and spread the rice on a tray

Divide the rice into two equal parts, keep aside

Heat ghee and oil in a non-stick or heavy bottomed vessel

Vessel should be very big thus you can cook your biriyani in this vessel later

Add chopped onions ,fry till golden brown

Add all the vegetables,cashew nuts and little bit salt and cook for 2 minutes

Combine ginger garlic paste,biriyani masala into yoghurt ,mix well and add into the pan

Mix with vegetables and cook for 2 minutes

Add water and bring it to boil

When the water will start to boiling,simmer the gas and cover it with a lid

Cook until vegetables are done

Add Paneer cubes and mix with vegetable gravy

Take 1/2cup vegetable gravy in a cup

Keep it aside

Add half portion of cooked rice on cooked vegetables,p our half portion vegetable gravy,saffron diluted milk and biriyani masala

Add remaining half portion of rice on it then again pour remaining half portion of vegetable gravy,saffron diluted milk and garam masala

Add a little salt, remaining garam masala, fried onions, kewra essence ,gulab jal,chopped mint and coriander leaves and 1teaspoon ghee or clarified butter over it

Cover the pan with the aluminium foil, then put the lid

Place a tawa on gas stove,and put the biriyani vessel on it

Cook for of low flame for 25-30 minutes,turn off the gas

Allow to rest for 10 minutes

Your Veg Dum Biriyani is ready to serve

Serve it with raita