Vegetable Biryani

A rich Moghlai pullao layered with curry.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Serves 4.
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1 cup rice (chawal)
2 pinches of saffron (kesar) strands
2 onions, sliced
2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
2 tbsp raisins (kismis)
3 tomatoes, finely chopped
2 capsicums, sliced
1 1/2 cups mixed boiled vegetables
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
a little milk
4 tbsp ghee
salt to taste

To be ground into a paste
6 cloves of garlic (lehsun)
25 mm. piece ginger (adrak)
3 cardamoms (elaichi)
4 green chillies
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 onions
6 mint leaves (phudina)

For baking
2 tbsp ghee