🍛 *Vegetable Dum Biryani – Home Style Delight* 🍛 🛒 *Ingredients* *For Cooking Rice* ➡️ Basmati rice – 1½ cups (soaked for 30 minutes) ➡️ Bay leaf – 1 ➡️ Cloves – 2 ➡️ Green cardamom – 2 ➡️ Salt – as required *_For Vegetable Gravy_* ➡️ Oil – 2 tbsp ➡️ Ghee – 1 tbsp ➡️ Onions – 3 large (thinly sliced) ➡️ Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp ➡️ Tomatoes – 2 medium (finely chopped) ➡️ Mixed vegetables – 2 cups (carrot, beans, potato, peas, cauliflower) ➡️ Fresh curd – ½ cup (well whisked) ➡️ Red chilli powder – 1 tsp ➡️ Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp ➡️ Coriander powder – 1½ tsp ➡️ Garam masala – 1 tsp ➡️ Biryani masala – 1½ tsp ➡️ Salt – to taste ➡️ Mint leaves – ¼ cup (chopped) ➡️ Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (chopped) *For Dum Layering* ➡️ Saffron strands – few (soaked in warm milk) ➡️ Fried onions – ¼ cup ➡️ Ghee – 1 tbsp 👩‍🍳 *Method* *Step* 1️⃣: 🍚 Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes. Boil with whole spices and salt until 70% cooked. Drain and keep aside. *Step* 2️⃣: 🧈 Heat oil and ghee in a heavy pan. Add sliced onions and sauté until golden brown. *Step* 3️⃣: 🧄 Add ginger-garlic paste and chopped tomatoes. Cook until soft and oil separates. *Step* 4️⃣: 🥕 Add mixed vegetables, all dry spices, and salt. Cook on medium flame for 5 minutes. *Step* 5️⃣: 🥣 Lower the flame, add whisked curd slowly, then mix in mint and coriander leaves. *Step* 6️⃣: 🍛 Layer vegetable masala and rice alternately. Top with saffron milk, fried onions, and ghee. *Step* 7️⃣: 🔥 Cover tightly and cook on low flame for 20–25 minutes (dum). Rest for 5 minutes and serve hot. *Ghar Ka Khana: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb662rN4SpkJVDIoqy1Y #🥗फूड प्रेजेंटेशन * *5 Min Bites: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBqJpD35fLynbcM6B3W*