Potato Meal Maker Biriyani

Basmati rice 2 cups
Meal maker 1 cup
Potato 2 big diced
Onion 2 big thinly sliced
Tomato 2 thinly sliced
Green chili 3
Ginger garlic paste 3 spn
Mint leaves 1/4 cup finely chopped
Corriander leaves 1/4 cup finely chopped
Curd 3 to 4 spn
Chilli powder 2 spn
Biriyani powder 1 spn
Cinnamon 1 piece
Cloves 2
Bay leaves 1
Cardamom 2
Oil 4 to 5 spn
Salt as required

Wash and soak basmati rice and keep aside..
Wash and soak meal maker in hot water..
Heat a heavy bottom or no stick pan..
Add oil , onion, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaves..
Fry until onion turns into golden brown…
Add corriander leaves first..
Fry for a minute..
Add mint leaves fry again for 1 minute..
Add chili powder now..
Add biriyani powder..
Saute well..
Add ginger garlic paste..
Fry for 2 minutes ..
Add curd now.. saute again..
Add tomatoes now fry for 2 minutes..
Add salt..
Add meal maker and potato..
Add 1.5 cup water cover and cook for 5 minutes high flame ..
Now add rice..
Mix gently ..
Cover well.. keep the heat high..
After 2 minutes make it medium low heat..
Cover it.. keep a weight on top..
Cook for 15 to 18 minutes…
Once it’s done mix gently..
Serve hot with raitha or any gravy…

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