Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes
Peel the skin, wash and chop the vegetables
Heat oil and ghee in a pan/pressure cooker and temper with whole spices listed under temper
Add the finely chopped onions, slit green chillies and saute nicely.
Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes
Then add tomatoes and saute till mushy
Next add finely chopped coriander and mint leaves and saute till it shrinks.
Finally add the chopped veggies and saute for 3-4 minutes
Then add curd to the mixture.
Next add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and garam masala.
Saute for few minutes and add the water and allow it to boil.
Once it boils add the washed rice.
Allow it to cook in medium flame for 5 minutes
Then close the lid and allow it to cook for 10 minutes in low flame till it is done.
Open the lid and gently fluff it up.
Vegetable biryani is ready. Serve it with raita