Semi cook washed basmati rice with salt little oil and all whole spices. Marinate the fried kathal with curd and all the powdered spices except garam masala. Mix the garam masala with the sliced and fried onions. Mix the mint coriander leaves and green chillies and set all these aside separately

In a kadhai put little oil and when heated add the marinated kathal with very little water. Cover and cook till the masala is well coated on the kathal and a little oil floats on top. Set aside. In a deep vessel add a little oil and place 1 layer of rice then place a layer of kathal again add a layer of rice then put a layer of the mixed coriander mint leaves and green chillies. Again layer it with rice and put a layer of sliced fried onions mixed with garam masala. Repeat the layers as earlier.

When the final layer of rice is placed pour a mixture of milk and yellow colour on one half and a mixture of lemon juice on the other half side. Cover the vessel and seal it with kneaded ata Cook on sim till the kneaded ata looks dried. Open the vessel and serve hot