Chettinad Biryani

Wash and soak rice for 15 - 20 min.

Make a fine paste with Chilies,ginger, garlic, fennel seeds, mint and coriander leaves and keep a side.

now drain rice from the water and heat ghee in a pan add rice to the ghee and fry till they dont stick to the pan and remove and keep aside Now heat oil in a pan and add cinamon , clove, fennel seeds, bay leaves and let them popup then add slices onion and fry till onion become soft then add vegetables and fry for a few sec, then add ground masala, tomato and cook for few min.

Now add coconut milk and water and salt to taste mix well and bring to a full boil then add rice mix well and cover and cook till done (if you are useing pressure cooker then wait for 2 whistles and switch off the heat)

Let it cool and serve warm with onion pachadi.