Vegetable Biryani with Green Beans, Cauliflower, and Carrots

Biryani is an Asian rice pilaf scented with spices, ginger, and garlic and studded with colorful vegetables. It’s often a part of a celebratory Indian meal, but it has the star power to stand alone. One of the most charming qualities of this meal is that the fragrant basmati rice kernels are distinct and not at all gooey, thanks to rinsing the rice before cooking. It’s chock-full of cauliflower, carrot, and green beans and redolent of coriander, cumin, cardamom, and turmeric. In other words