Vegetable Biriyani - submitted by Dahlia on 02-03-2010
Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Onion - 1 medium (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 3-4
Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup (can use vegetables like potatoes, green beans, carrot, cauliflower, green peas, baby corn etc)
Mint leaves - handful
Cilantro - handful
Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
Fennel Powder - 1 tsp
Pepper Powder - 1 tsp (add only if you like the biriyani extra spicy)
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tblsp
Bay Leaf - 1
Salt - as needed
Oil/ Ghee - 2-4 tblsp
Coconut milk diluted with water - 3 cups (You can also use only water)  Method
1. Heat the oil/ghee in a pan and add the bay leaf. Saute the onions till it turns golden brown.
2. Add the ginger garlic paste and green chillies and fry till the raw smell vanishes.
3. Next fry the finely chopped mint and cilantro leaves.
4. Add the garam masala powder, turmeric powder, fennel powder and pepper powder. Tip :- Sometimes when I do not have all the powders readily available, I make a paste of fennel seeds, whole garam masala, peppercorns and green chillies along with the ginger and garlic. After sauteeing the onions, fry this paste till oil seperates from the masala.
5. Add all the vegetables and fry for a minute. Next add the rice and fry for a minute.
6. Transfer everything to a rice cooker. Add the coconutmilk - water mixture, lemon juice and required salt.
7. Cook till the rice is done. Garnish with some more cilantro and/or roasted cashews.
8. Serve with some curry and raita. Tips - You can make the biriyani with one vegetable alone like beans biriyani, potato biriyani, baby corn biriyani, carrot biriyani, cauliflower biriyani, chikpea biriyani, peas biriyani, paneer biriyani, okra biriyani etc. These one veggie biriyani can be made on any day for lunch box depending on the vegetable you have on hand. - To add okras to the biriyani, fry the okras (ladies finger) seperately and mix it with the cooked biriyani. Comments Comment by indira chhetri
before cooking have i to soak rice Reply :- I usually wash and soak it for about 10 minutes till i get the other things done. |
Comment by sheila toory
seem tasty........ Reply :- Yes it is. Try it and let me know how you like it. |
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