Mixed veg layered Rice

Ingredients

3 cups rice basmati

3 cups mixed vegetables chopped

(potato, onion,  ridge gourd, bottle gourd, french beans,pea,

carrots, cauliflower or capsicum as per choice)

21 tomato chopped

4 tbsp ghee

1 tsp dalchini (cinnamon-clove) powder

1 tsp garam masala

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp dhania powder

1 tsp jeera  powder

salt to taste

lemon juice to taste

1 tsp ginger-garlic grated or paste

4 tbsp curd

1 tsp black cumin seeds(shahi jeera)

1 tsp soya sauce

vinegar to taste

chopped cilantro leaves

Method

Boil rice till grains separate. Cool in a big plate. Heat ghee in a non sticky pan.

Add black cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste and cinnamon/clove powder.

Fry for 2 minutes. Add all other masalas, and tomato, fry for another 2 minutes. Add all

vegetables fry for 2 minutes  . Add curd, cover and cook till vegetable are tender.

In a bowl  spread  half the rice.

Now transfer the vegetables onto the rice and spread evenly. Save 1 tbsp for topping.

Add the remaining rice and press down as before. Spread the tbsp. leftover

masala in the centre of the rice. Cover with foil.

Bake for 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with cilantro leaves ,soya sause and vinegar.

serve with raita