Hyderabadi Veg Biryani

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups basmati rice, 1 cup water (for soaking rice)

Vegetables
1 and 1/2 cups medium cauliflower florets, 1 cup potatoes (chopped), 1/2 cup carrots (chopped), 1/4 cup french beans (chopped), 8 mushroom (sliced or chopped), 1 small capsicum (chopped), 1/2 cup peas (fresh or frozen), 1 large onion (thin slices), 1 and 1/2 tbsp finely chopped ginger or 1 tbsp ginger paste, 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic or 1/2 tbsp garlic paste

For cooking rice
3 green cardamoms, 1 black cardamoms, 3 cloves, 1 piece of cinnamon (1 inch), 1 bay leaf/ tej patta, 2 single mace strands/javitri, 5 cups water, salt as per taste

For vegetable gravy
3 tbsp ghee (can use 3 tbsp oil instead of ghee), 1 tsp jeera, 1 tej patta, 3 chhoti elaichi, 3 cloves, 1 black cardamom, 1 piece of cinnamon (1 inch), 1 cup curd, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder,1/2 cup water for pressure cooking and 3/4 cup water if cooking in a pot, 2 tbsp cashews, 10 -15 raisins, 2 tbsp almonds/badam (sliced), salt as required

For assembling and layering
1/3 cup coriander leaves (chopped), 1/3 cup mint leaves (chopped), 5 tbsp milk, 5-7 saffron/kesar strands, 2 tsp kewra water or rose water

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