Vegetable Biryani

Name: Vegetable Biryani
Ingredients: for the rice; 3 cups cooked long-grain rice; 1⁄2 teaspoon saffron (kesar); 2 tablespoons milk; 4 tablespoons finely chopped mint leaves (phudina); salt; for the gravy; 1 cup mixed boiled vegetables (cauliflower florets, peas, french beans); 2 bay leaves (tejpatta); 4 peppercorns; 4 cloves (laung or lavang); 2 cups chopped tomatoes; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon coriander; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; 1⁄4 teaspoon asafoetida powder (hing); 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (jaiphal); 1⁄4 cup tomato sauce; 1⁄2 teaspoon cornflour, mixed with; 1⁄2 cup milk; 1⁄4 cup cream; 2 teaspoons kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves); 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons oil