Brinjal Biryani With Coconut Milk

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice --- 2 Cups
• Brinjal --- 4 medium size
• Coconut Milk --- 2 cups
• Bay Leaf(Biryani Leaf) --- 4
• Green Chili -- 4
• Cloves --- 4
• Whole Cardamom --- 2
• Cinnamon sticks(Dalchina chekka) -- 2 small
• Onion -- 1 medium
• Biryani Masala powder --- 3 tablespoons
• Salt --- to taste
• Ginger Garlic paste --- 1 tablespoon
• Ghee --- 4 tablespoons
• Cashew nuts --- 1 tablespoon
• Turmeric --- Pinch
• Water --- 2 cups

Preparation:

• Wash and Soak rice in water for 15 minutes. Cut Brinjal Onion and Green chili into lengthwise thin slices.
• In a pressure cooker, put the ghee and add cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom and fry little.
• Add cashew nuts and ginger garlic paste and fry for a while.
• Then add sliced onion and green chillies and fry till the onion turns transparent.
• Add Turmeric and Brinjal slices, then stir well.
• Now add Rice(drain water completely) and stir gently.
• Then add  coconut milk (2 cups) + water (2 cups).
• Now add Biryani powder and Salt , and stir well.
• Pressure cook for one whistle.

                                         Serve it Hot with Tomato Gravy.............it is yummy.