Ingredients
Ingredients For the Rice: 2 cups Basmati rice 1/2 cup green peas salt to taste For the vegetable layer: 1 medium beetroot cut in rings 2 small carrots cut in rings 2 onions medium cut in rings 2 potatoes medium cut in rings 3 slices of bread cut in cubes For the gravy: 3 medium sized tomatoes blanched 1 tbsp garlic paste 1/2 cup thick curds 2 cardamoms 2 cinnamon sticks 1 inch 4-5 cloves 1 bay leaf 2 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp Garam Masala salt to taste 2 tbsp Ghee oil for frying the vegetables and bread.
Cooking Instructions
Method for the rice: wash and soak the rice for at least 1/2 hour. boil water and put the rice and peas together along with the salt as per your taste. rice should be seperate. for the vegetables: deep-fry all the vegetables seperately. and in the last fry the bread cubes. keep aside. for the gravy: blanch tomatoes and puree them. heat ghee and put all the dry garam masalas and fry for a few seconds. then add garlic paste and fry again. add the tomato puree and cook till ghee seperates. now add the vegetables and cook for a few seconds. add the rest of the masalas and the curds and boil for 5 -7 mins. how to serve: In a big serving bowl put the rice layer down and then put the vegetable layer and put a few fried bread on top. again cover with rice layer. and then again put a vegetable layer and finally cover with rice and serve hot. u can heat in a micro wave or a pressure cooker before serving. TIPS: U can add saffron mixture to the rice layer on top to give a attractive yellow color. Saffron mixture: add saffron to 2-3 tbsp of hot milk and mix well. then pour on top over the rice layer.
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