Lunch today ,Vegetarian briyani with long beans and potato curry

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Lunch today is vegetarian briyani prepared my simple style and with long beans, vegetarian soya and potato curry.

Ingredients:

Briyani rice

White carrot)

Brinjal.        ) cut into cubes

Mixed veg

2 green chilies

Veg. Soya mutton ( optional )

Dry spices

Bay leaf

kayu manis

Bunga lawang

Bunga cengkih

Cardamom pods

Chicken curry powder - 1 table spoon

Garam massalah.        -  1 tea spoon

A pinch of saffron

2 or 3 table spoon yogurt

Wet spices

I large onion

1 table spoon grounded ginger

1 table. Spoon grounded garlic

Mint  ( pudina) leaves

Pandan leaves

Roasted onions

Oil 

Ghee

Rose water - 2 or 3 table spoon

Pour cooking veg. Oil and ghee in a kuali add in the dry spices with pandan leaves and fry and in the chopped onions and fry till nice brown, add in ginger and garlic paste with chopped brinjal and sauté till brinjal looks slightly soft and  add in the white carrot,mixed vegetables and vegetarian mutton fry for about 2 0r 3 minit. Add in the yogurt, and with curry powder. Add Enough water to cook the rice. Let it come to a boil . Transfer to the rice cooker add in your washed basmathi, salt and cook as normal.

I find that cooking with the rice cooker is easier. Half way cooking add in more roasted onions, mint leaf and rose water.

Once the rice is done add more roasted onions( if you like)