Biryani is what i often make, atleast once in two weeks. Since it is so easy to make, plus it taste divine. I have quite a few biryani recipes in my blog and each one is made different. Biryani taste different each time by the veggies you use and the method you make.
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Vegetable Biryani
Hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 35 to 40 mins
Ingredients:
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Oil - 3 tblspn
Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
Tomatoes - 1 medium size sliced thinly
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Mixed Vegetable - 2 cup cubed (carrot, beans, cauliflower, potato)
Salt to taste
Water - 1.5 cup
For Grinding:
Coconut - 3 tblspn
Coriander Seeds / Malli - 1 tblspn
Dry Red Chillies - 3 to 4
Cinnamon Stick / Pattai - 1 small piece
Cardamom / Yelakai - 3 to 4
Cloves / Krambu - 3 to 4
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
Garlic - 4 cloves
Ginger - 3 cm piece
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
For Grinding:
Coconut - 3 tblspn
Coriander Seeds / Malli - 1 tblspn
Dry Red Chillies - 3 to 4
Cinnamon Stick / Pattai - 1 small piece
Cardamom / Yelakai - 3 to 4
Cloves / Krambu - 3 to 4
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
Garlic - 4 cloves
Ginger - 3 cm piece
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Method:
Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
Take all ingredients given for grinding in a mixer and puree smoothly adding very little water.
Take a pressure cooker, heat oil.
Add in onions and cook till golden.
Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
Now add in the puree and cook till oil separates.
Add in turmeric and mix well.
Add in veggies and toss well for 5 mins.
Add in rice, water and bring it to boil.
Simmer and cover and cook for 1 whistle. Simmer the flame for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself
Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
Serve with raita.
Pictorial:
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| Wash and soak rice for 30 mins |
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| Ingredients for grinding |
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| take it in a blender |
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| puree till smooth |
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| Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add onions |
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| cook till golden |
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| add tomatoes |
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| cook till mushy |
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| add ground masala |
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| add turmeric |
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| mix well |
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| cook till oil separates |
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| add chopped veggies |
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| mix well |
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| add drained rice |
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| mix well |
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| add water |
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| mix well |
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| add salt |
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| cook till done |
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| remove it and fluff the rice |
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| Serve |