Vegetable Dum Biriyani in Oven

Carrot, beans, potato each 1 cup
Onion 3 thinly sliced
Tomato 3 medium size diced
Ginger garlic paste 2 spn
Mint and corriander leaves handful
BIriyani masala powder (grind cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaves, star anise)
Chilli powder 3 spn
Green chilli 5 to 6
Curd 200 g
Salt as required
Basmati rice 4 cup
Oil 100 ml
Ghee 50 ml
Fried onions optional

Keep all ingredients ready.
Soak basmati rice just before starting the preparation.

Heat a pan
Add oil and ghee..
Add onions fry until golden brown..
Add the homemade Biriyani masala.
Fry for 2 minutes..
Add corriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies..
fry for 2 minutes..
Add chili powder saute well.
Add ginger garlic paste..
Fry for minute..
Add in tomatoes now..
Add salt too..
Fry for a minute and add curd now..
Add 1/4 cup water for gravy consistency..
keep the masala aside..

Boil water in a big pot for cooking basmati rice..
Add Biriyani spices a little quantity..
Add salt too..
When the water boiling add soaked basmati rice..
Cook the rice only 75% ..
Save some boiled water.
Drain the water completely..

Preheat oven for 400 deg F..
In a full foil tray add the vegetable masala as first layer..
Add cooked basmati rice second later..
Sprinkle some fried onions on top..
Add few spoons of ghee on top..
Cover without any gap..
Keep in oven for 30 to 35 minutes..
Once its done turn off oven abd leave it for 5 to 10 minutes..
Now the Biriyani is ready to serve..

Same method we can do any kind of dum Biriyani..
Serve hot with Raita ..

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