Aloo & tofu biryani

Ingredients

• Tofu : 200 gms cubed and fried
• Potato : 2 medium sized, cubed and fried
• Onions : 2 small sized sliced abd fried
• Mint : 1 big bunch
• Coriander : 1 big bunch
• Green Chillies : 5 to 6
• Basmati Rice : 3 cups
• Turmeric : 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon : 1 inch stick
• Cloves : 4
• Ginger Garlic paste : 1 tbs
• Bay leaves : 2 or 3
• Shahijeera : 1/2 tsp
• Salt : To taste
• Lime juice : 1
• curd : 3 tbs
• ghee : 1/2 tsp

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Preparation

• Take 3/4th portion of coriander & mint leaves, to this add the cinnamon and cloves, 4 green chillies and grind to paste.
• To this paste add the curd, ginger garlic paste ,turmeric, fried potato & tofu, salt and marinate it for abt 30 mins.
• In some water add some salt for the rice , shahijeera, bay leaves and par boil the rice, strain the water from the rice.
• In a nonstick wide dish coat the base with little ghee (1/2 tsp) first put in the marinated tofu and aloo, on that a layer of rice and then place the remaining green chillies coriander, fried onions, lime juice and then cover with another layer of rice .
  
• Now cover the container and cook it on high flame for 3 to 4 mins and then on low flame for ant 8 mins. Serve this with raitha, onion rings and lime.

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