MW Vegetable Briyani

Ingredients:

Basmathi rice - 1 cup

Veggies - carrot, beans, peas, cauliflower, potatoes cut in even size - 1 - 1 1/2 cups

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Chopped onions - 2

Chopped green chillies - 2 or 3

Corainder leaves and mint(puthina) leaves - handful

Curd - 2 tbsp / Chopped tomato - 1

Spices:

Bay leaf - 1

Cardamom - 2

Cinnamon - 2 or 3

Cloves - 3 or 4

Cashew - 10

Shahjeera - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder

Salt

Oil and Ghee

Method:

1. Wash and soak basmathi rice in 2 cups of water for 20 mins.

2. Heat oil and ghee in a kadai, add all the spices above, allow it to splutter.

3. Add chopped onions and chillies, fry.

4. Add Ginger garlic paste, fry for 1 - 2 min.

5. Add the chopped veggies and curd/tomato and cook it for 2 to 3 min.

6. Remove from the stove.

7. In a glass bowl, mix rice with the veggies above, add salt, coriander leaves and mint leaves.

8. MW HI (900 or 850 W) for 8 mins.

9. MW MEDIUM (600 W) for 8 mins.

10. Standing time - 5 mins in microwave.

11. Remove, mix well and serve with raitha.

Kadai Paneer

Ingredients:

Capsicum - 2 medium - cut into strips

Paneer - 200 gms - cut into strips

Ginger - 1”

Tomatoes - 3 medium, cut into strips

Onion - 1 strip cut

Garlic - 4 chopped fine

Crush together:

Dhaniya seeds - 2 tsp

Red chillies - 3,4 ( to taste)

Mince fine:

Green chillies - 2,

Ginger - 1 “

Salt

Kasoori methi - 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

Method:

Heat oil, add the crushed dhaniya-red chilli mixture,

Saute & add minced green chillies & ginger, garlic and onions.

Then add capsicum, salt, cover & cook for a few min.

Open add tomatoes, kasoori methi & cook till well blended.

Add paneer strips, mix well & remove.

Garnish with coriander leaves.