Raw Jackfruit Biryani

Ingredients:

Raw Jack fruit 10 pieces (cut into 1 1/2" cubes)
Basmati Rice 1 1/2 chp
Green cardamom 5
Cloves 4
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Onion 1 cup (sliced)
Tomato 1 cup (sliced)
Cumin 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Chilli powder 1 tsp
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Yogurt 1 cup
Saffron a pinch
Milk 1 tblsp
Coriander leaves few
Mint leaves few
Oil and salt as required

Method:
Cut the raw jack fruit into slices.Peel and cut ito cubes.
Soak rice in water for 30 minutes.
In a vessel boil water.Add little oil and salt.
Tie cardamom and cloves in a muslin cloth and put it in the boiling water
with rice.
Allow to boil till the rice is 3/4th cooked.
Drain the rice,remove the muslin cloth.Keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadai and fry jack fruit cubes.Keep aside.
Fry onion till brown and keep aside.
In another pan heat oil.Add cumin seeds and gingergarlic paste.
Saute well.
With this add fried onion.
Add turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilli powder,chopped tomatoes.
Saute well.Add the fried jack fruit cubes.
Add little salt,yogurt and coriander leaves.
Stir well and allow the mixture to cook.
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Preheat oven to 350F.
Arrange half the jack fruit mixture in the first layer of the tray.
Over this spread a layer of rice.
Sprinkle saffron milk ( dissolve the saffron in lukewarm milk)and
chopped mint leaves.
Repeat these layers once again.
Cover with aliminium foil and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
Serve hot with raita.