Ingredients: 
3 cups Basmati Rice (pre-soaked for atleast 30 minutes and washed well with a few changes of water) 
Vegetables (any of your preferance - chopped in 1" pieces) 
2 medium to large Onions (thinly sliced) 
5 Green Chillies (more or less may be used depending on spice preferance) 
Fried Cashewnuts (Kaaju) (optional) 
A bunch of Fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped) 
A bunch of Fresh Mint Leaves (Podina) 
5 Cloves (Loung) 
2 Cinnamon Sticks (Dal Cheeni) 
4 Bay Leaves (Tezz Pattay) 
5 Small Cardamoms (Choti Sufaid Ilaichi) 
5 strands Saffron (Zafran) 
2 tsp. Garlic Paste (Pisa Lehsan) 
2 tsp. Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak) 
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch) (more or less may be used depending on spice preferance) 
Salt (to taste) 
2 tsp. Tomato Ketchup 
1 cup of Coconut Milk 
1 cup of Thick Curd 
4 tbsp. Clarified Butter (Ghee) or Cooking Oil