Vegetable Biryani

1.       Heat oil in a sauté pan.
2.       Add black cumin seeds in warm oil. You should hear the crackling sound of black cumin seeds .
3.       Add sliced onions and ginger garlic paste and 3 pinches of salt for the onions to sweat.
4.       Wait for the onions to brown (golden brow)
5.       Now add chopped mint and sauté for a minute
6.       Add mixed veg to the onions and add 3 pinches of salt to the veggies.
7.       Let the veggie mix cook well get the golden brown color. Do not cover the pan.
8.       Add Biryani masala powder and sauté for 2 minutes.
9.       Now add the sautéed veggie mix, soaked basmati rice along with water and 2 tsp of salt into a rice cooker.
10.   Switch it on and do not peak into the rice cooker, rice is very shy and does not like that.
11.   Wait until the rice is done. Give it 10 minutes for the rice to settle after it is done.
12.   Spoon will make the rice mushy. So use a fork and fluff up the rice and vegetables.
13.   Use spoon to serve once the rice is fluffed and transferred into a tray.
14.   Always transfer Biryani into a tray because it is more presentable than in a bowl/dish
15.   You can garnish your dish with crunchy cashews fried in ghee. This step is optional.