Rayacola Biriyani

To prepare cola balls:

• Chop the vegetables (if it is either snake gourd/cabbage), add some salt. Mix well and keep it aside for ½ an hour. If beans chop and cook well • Squeeze the vegetable and remove the water. To that vegetable add the ingredients that given to be pasted and prepare a paste. Do not add excess water as it may make the paste watery.

• Powder the roasted Bengal gram dhal and add that to the paste. Add salt to taste and finely chopped coriander leaves.

• Mix like a dough. Prepare small balls and deep fry in hot oil. Cola balls are ready.

To prepare biriyani:

• Wash and soak the rice.

• Chop onion and tomatoes finely.

• In a cooker heat oil and ghee; add cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom fry well.

• Add the sliced onion, salt, turmeric powder. When onion is sautéed well add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, green chillies, mint and coriander leaves and sauté it.

• To the mixture add curd and allow it to boil for 5 minutes. Then add a cup of coconut milk and 2 cups of water.

• Drain the soaked rice properly, add the rice and required salt to the boiling water and mix well.

• Close the cooker, Cook till 1 whistle.

• Reduce the flame to sim and let it cook for 5 mins.

• After the pressure is removed open the cooker, add the cola balls. Mix well and serve hot.