Vegetable Biryani
By: Alisa Escanlar
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 7:13am

Ingredients




2 cups Basmati rice
1 cup Vegetables steamed(green -peas,beans,carrots, cauliflowerr etc)
2 pcs Onions (medium sized), chopped
2 tablespoons Raisins
2 tablespoons Cashew nuts or slivered -almonds 
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
1/4 teaspoon Clove powder 
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg powder
1/4 teaspoon Chilli powder 
1/4 teaspoon Coriander powder
3 tablespoons Butter

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 375F. Soak the basmati rice in water for 30 min and drain well. 2 Melt 1 1/2 Tbsp butter in a skillet and saute' the onions and raisins and cashew nuts till they turn golden brown.Set aside. 3 Melt rest of the butter in the skillet and add basmati rice and fry till they don't stick together. 4 Add all the spices and mix well. 5 Empty the basmati rice into a baking pan add salt and 1 1/2 cup of water. 6 Bake for 20 min or until the rice is done. Add the vegetables, onions, raisins and cashew nuts to rice and mix well. 7 National Cooking Echo