Andhra Vegetable Biryani Andhra Vegetable Biryani is a very popular recipe. Serves:5

Ingredients	How to?
• 4 cups Basmati Rice • ¾ cup Oil • 1 cup Curds (Yogurt) • 3 cups Milk • 3 – 4tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste • 2 tsp Sahjeera (Caraway seeds) • 3 Bay leaf • 1 tsp Dhania (Coriander) Powder • 1 Onion (medium sized chopped) • 1 Onion (medium sized cut lengthwise) • 5 Green Chillies • ½ tsp Turmeric • ½ bunch Coriander (finely cut) • 5-6 Cashews • 1 Potato (cut into small cubes) • 2 Carrot (cut into small cubes) • 12- 15 Green Beans (chopped finely) • ½ cup Green Peas (de-skinned) • 4 Elaichi (Cardamom) • 6 Cloves • ½ Cinnamon Stick (chopped into pieces) • ½ cup Ground Coconut • Salt to taste • 2 cups Water	• Heat oil in a pan. • Once oil is heated add cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon, elaichi, sajeera and fry for 2 minutes. • Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for another minute. • Add onion, green chillies, cut vegetables, salt, dhania powder, turmeric and deep fry them for sometime. • Clean by washing the rice. • Add yogurt, coconut paste, milk and also the fried vegetables. • Stir them well and cook. • Garnish the rice with onions and the chopped coriander. Suggestions: It goes great with gongura chicken.