Grind to paste the ginger, garlic, chillies. Add yogurt along with tomatoes, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, garam masala, coriander powder, red chilli powder, coriander leaves, mint leaves. Mix well and set aside. For best soak for 2-3 hours.

Fry half the sliced onions in 3 tsp ghee or oil. Add the rice, stir till coated with ghee or oil and fry until a little crisp. Add water, cover and cook on low heat till 3/4th done. Remove from heat.

Heat 4tsp oil, add the remaining onion and fry until clear. Add vegetables and stir until crisp cooked. Add yogurt mix, salt to taste and cook it down till think.

Spread some rice in a large baking pan, then spread on some of the yogurt mix. Repeat the alternating rice and yogurt mix till everything is used up. Cover tightly with foil wrap by crimping foil over the edges of the pan. Bake for 30 mins. Pre heat the oven to 400c.