Wash and soak 1 cup seeraga samba rice.

Soak in 1.25 cups of water for 20 minutes

Grind few mint leaves and coriander leaves into a fine paste. You can add little water while grinding.

In a heavy-bottomed pressure cooker add 4 tsp oil and 1 tbsp ghee.

Add 2 slit green chilis and 1 bay leaf.

Now add in 1 thinly sliced onions. Saute it in medium-low flame.

Add little salt while cooking the onions. It will enhance fast and even cooking.

At this stage add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste. Cook till the raw smell goes off.

Add the mint coriander paste now and saute it for a minute.

We are going to add Biryani masala at this stage. I used homemade biryani masala. You can use store-bought biryani masala too.

If you want the Biryani to be spicier add red chili powder as per your taste, at this stage.

Now add 2 cups of veggies. I used carrot, beans, and green peas.

Mix well and add in the soaked rice.

Saute for a minute and add the soaked water.

Check for salt. Cover the pressure cooker.

Let this cook till 1 whistle and keep it in the lowest flame for 7 minutes.

Switch off, allow the pressure to release naturally.

Open the cooker and gently mix the rice from the sides.

Seeraga samba veg biryani is ready.

Serve hot with Onion raita.

Pudina thokku also goes well with Veg Biryani.