Vegetable Biryani

Name: Vegetable Biryani
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter), or olive oil; 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 0.5 teaspoon cumin seed; 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick; 7 peppercorns; 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste; 1 tomato, diced; 0.5 cup water; 0.5 cup peas; 0.5 cup diced carrot; 0.5 cup diced potato; 1 cube chicken bouillon; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.25 teaspoon ground red chile pepper; 0.25 teaspoon black pepper; 0.5 teaspoon garam masala; 0.25 teaspoon ground turmeric; 4 cups water; 2 cups basmati rice, rinsed and drained