Lucknowi Biryani

Ingredients (34)

• for cooking rice:
• 300 grams sella basmati rice
• 5 to 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tej patta
• 2 green cardamoms
• ½ inch cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• for veg gravy:
• 2 to 2.5 cups chopped mixed vegetables
• ⅓ cup green peas
• 2 tablespoons Ghee
• 1 tej patta
• 2 cloves
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 2 black cardamoms
• 1 mace flower
• 2 green cardamoms
• 85 grams onions
• 1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
• 1 cup water
• ¼ cup Curd
• salt
• for layering awadhi biryani:
• 1 pinch of saffron strands
• ⅓ cup warm milk
• ½ to 1 tablespoon Ghee
• 2 teaspoons kewra water
• ⅓ cup of the stock in which the rice was cooked
• for garnish:
• ½ cup thinly sliced onions
• 1 tablespoon Ghee