Vegetable Biryani

I've had supper at Little Spice ( http://littlespice.ca/ ) twice this week!  It is goode to be able to get a good vegan curry for a good price! I tell you all the vegetable curries are delicious! On Sunday I was with a friend who likes mild & Thursday with a friend who, like me, enjoys medium.  The Vegetable Biryani is great either way!

Today is fridge clear out day so I can go buy fresh veg for the coming days and I was thinking abut what to do with the bit I have left! Veggie Biryani of course! Tasty, filling and makes veg stretch to a few meals.

I love the simplicity, the one pot cooking and the deliciousness!

Vegetable Biryani
Basically this is any veg you have, rice and curry spies! Today I used:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 sticks celery chopped
6 cloves garlic chopped
3 carrots, chopped
4 small parsnips, chopped
1 small sweet potato, chopped
1 turnip, chopped
1/2 inch ginger, finely chopped
2 tsp Biryani spice mix
1 & 1/2 cups mixed rice - black, brown, red, wild, rinsed
2 veg stock cubes
1 tin tomatoes
Water.

Put a little water in a medium large soup pan. Add onions, garlic, celery and sweat for a couple of minutes. Add rest of veg. Stir and add a little more water. Add spices, stir, cook for a couple of minutes stirring occasionally to mix flavours and prevent sticking. Add rice, stir, add stock cubes and tomatoes. Stir add more water to cover.
Bring to boil, turn down and simmer until rice is cooked and most of the water is absorbed, abot 45 - 60 minutes depending on the rice.

Enjoy on its own or with other Indian or Pakistani dishes.