Vermicelli Biriyani

Ingredients:

• Small Onion(diced) - 1
  
• Tomato(diced) - 1/2
• Carrot (diced) - 1/2
• Beans (diced) - 7
• Vermicelli - 200g
• Ginger - Small piece
• Garlic - 3 pods
• Dried Red Chillies - 3
• Curry Leaves - Few
• Turmeric Powder - 2 pinches
• Lemon juice - 2-tsp
• Oil - 3-tbs
• Salt - to taste.
• Cloves - 3-pieces
• Cinnamon Stick(small) - 3-pieces
• Coriander leaves(chopped) - 3 tbs
• Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Method:

1. Boil the vermicelli till it is cooked, then strain it.
   
2. Steam the vegetables and keep aside. Grind ginger, garlic and red chillies with a little water.  
   
3. In a kadai add oil, mustard seeds,cloves, cinnamon sticks, curry leaves, add the onion and let it cook for a few seconds till the onion turns transparent (if needed you can add a pinch of salt so the onion cooks faster.
   
4. Now add the ginger, garlic and red chilli paste. After a few seconds add tomato, let it cook for a 2 minutes, now add the vegetables, turmeric powder and add the cooked vermicelli,
   
5. Add salt and lemon juice and mix well. Now simmer the stove, and sprinkle the coriander leaves and close it with a lid. And leave it for 5 - 10 mins
   
6. And the Biriyani will be ready!