Simple Vegetable Briyani

I was so lazy to cook today after long weekend.So i made this simple briyani.It is a very good dish with raitha for lunch.Here you go!

Ingredients:
Tomato------------------1
Onion-------------------1/2 cup
Chopped Beans-----------1/2 cup
Chopped Carrot----------1/2 cup
Peas--------------------1/4 cup
Cauliflower-------------1/2 cup
Briyani Masala----------1 spoon
Ginger Garlic Paste-----1 spoon
cashews-----------------5 or 6
cloves------------------2
Basmati Rice------------1 1/2 cup
Ghee for frying

Procedure:
Heat the ghee and fry the cashews.
In the same oil fry the onions,tomato and all the vegetables.
Add the ginger garlic paste,cloves and masala and mix them.
Wash the rice and add to this and fry them and mix it thoroughly.
Put it in the electric cooker along with salt and let it cook.

Please remove the rice from the cooker immediately it is cooked.
Small Potato pieces can also be added.

This is so simple and we can take a nap while the rice is getting cooked .

Onion Sambhar

Onion Sambhar is a very common weekend dish.It is really so good with potato roast.My friend asked for the recipe and here you go.

Ingredients:
Small Onion-----------------2 cups
Tomato----------------------2
Tamrind paste---------------1 spoon
Toor Dhal-------------------3/4 cup
Mustard seeds---------------1 spoon
Sambar Powder---------------3 spoons
Salt------------------------1 spoon


You can get any sambhar powder for this.Also you can make the sambhar powder.I will post the method soon.


Procedure:
Heat little oil and fry mustard seeds,onion and tomatoes.
Fry the onions till it turn light brown.
Then add the tamrind water and add little turmeric powder and salt
After some 2 min add the sambar powder and let it boil for 15 to 20 min.
After the aroma arises add the cooked and mashed toordal and allow it to boil for 5 min.
Sambhar is ready.
Likewise you can make other sambhars with different vegetable like carrot,lady's finger .