INGREDIENTS:

FOR MASALA PASTE:
Coriander leaves: a bunch
Mint leaves: few
Green chillies: 10
Onion: 1
Coconut: 1/4cup
Cinnamon, cloves and cardamom
Make a fine paste.

Cauliflower
Carrots
Capsicum
Beans
Basmati rice: 4 cups

Now take a pressure pan and sauté onions and chillies along with bay leaves.
Then add the masala paste and sauté for 5 min and add all vegetables and fry for few min then add rice and mix well. Add salt and 4 and ½ cups of water and put the lid, leave in medium heat for 20 min or until the rice is cooked.
Superb veg biryani is ready!!!!!

Ingredients:

Bottlegourd: 1 cup
Brinjal : ½ cup
Tomatoes: ½ cup
Onions: 1
Chillies: 4
Add chilli powder and turmeric and cook all the above until they are just done.
Take ½ aside and mash the remaining.

Boil chana dal( 1 cup) and keep it aside.

Take a pan and fry 1 onion and 2 chilies and curry leaves, just sauté them and then add ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and now add all the vegetable and the mashed part as well. Add tamarind juice( soak a small ball sized in warm water and take the juice out) and let it boil as soon as it starts boiling, add the dal and let it boil for 5 min and khalia is ready!!

It tastes superb with any biryani or just white rice!!!
This is my sister’s recipe and i think i have asked her over 100 times( ooooouch!!!!! ) to get it right, but atlast i posted this so that i don’t get back to her to know it again and again.
I actually forgot to mention that mine and her’s culinary skills are from our dad u know!!
I know my mom will be fuming by now that i haven’t mentioned her but believe me she is also a good veg cook!!!he he!!!

After my DAD, its her, my sis Dr Vanaja Koti who inspired me to be THE BEST in everything u do!!!
and not to forget my other lovely sis Dr Sailaja Koti, who is just an angel and helped us thru to reach our goals in life!!
Myself and my brother are obliged to her!!!!!!