Biryani For Dummies- A Reference For The Rest Of Us!!!! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups basmati rice, cooked
1/2 cup Ragu tomato sauce
1/2 cup yogurt
1 onion, chopped
7 cashews
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
2 teaspoons biryani masala
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin coriander powder
2 cups frozen vegetables (corn,carrots,peas n beans)
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
1 onion, thinly sliced lenghtwise and fried till brown
1/2 cup of fresh mint
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
3 teaspoons leftover green chutney
2 teaspoons ghee

Preparation

Heat the 1/2 the ghee.
Stir fry the cumin seeds. When they sizzle add the chopped onion. Cook for a minute.
Add the garlic ginger, cashew nuts, tomato sauce, green chutney/mint leaves,yogurt, all the spices except for the garam masala. cook for 4 mins until you get a wonderful aroma.
Put paste in a blender and blend till smooth.
In a fresh pan heat the rest of the ghee.
Add the paste fry till the oil starts oozing out from the paste.
Add the veggies. Add a little water if required and cook till the veggies are done.
Add the garam masala. Take off the heat.
Mix the rice into the veggies.
Garnish with sliced fried onions.