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Veg Biryani

Sep-09-2016
Vandana Jangid
15 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Veg Biryani RECIPE

A veg biryani recipe that is the most easiest, flavorful and stunning one pot recipe.

Recipe Tags

  • Festive Fun
  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Eid
  • Hyderabadi
  • Simmering
  • Boiling
  • Sauteeing
  • Main Dish

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. 2 cups of rice
  2. 1 cup peeled and chopped potato
  3. 1 cup chopped onion
  4. 1 cup chopped carrots
  5. 1 cup chopped cauliflower
  6. 1/2 cup chopped beans
  7. 1/2 cup peas
  8. 1/4 cup chopped green chilli
  9. 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
  10. Few kesar/saffron strands
  11. 3/4 cup curd
  12. 1/2 cup ghee or butter
  13. 1 tbsp cashews
  14. 1 tbsp chopped almond
  15. 1 tbsp raisins
  16. Soya vadi 1/2 cup
  17. Salt according to taste
  18. 1 tsp red chilli powder
  19. 1 tsp turmeric powder
  20. 1 tbsp biryani masala
  21. 2 cardamoms
  22. 3-4 cloves
  23. 5-6 black peppercorns
  24. 1 tsp shah jeera
  25. 2 bay leaves (tej patta)
  26. Chopped mint leaves, few
  27. Chopped green coriander, handful

Instructions

  1. For the pre-cooked preparation:-
  2. Soak the soya vadi in water so that it can absorb the excess oil or ghee.
  3. Then boil the rice till it is cooked 3/4th. Also mix the saffron strands in lukewarm milk.
  4. To prepare the gravy, heat ghee in a pan on a low flame. Now add half of the onion, then stir and saute till they become golden brown in colour and caramelized.
  5. Next, take the caramelized onion on a absorbing paper.
  6. Then add shah jeera into the heated ghee, when it starts crackling add in the bay leaf. Next add in the cardamom, clove and black pepper.
  7. Add in all the veggies and saute it for 1 minute. Mix in all the masalas with these veggies. Now add required water to cook the veggies, cover the lid and let it cook.
  8. At last add the curd, mix it continuously and add in the dry fruits.
  9. For the layering, take a deep vessel or pressure cooker for the dum.
  10. First layer half of the veggies in the pressure cooker, next make a layer of half of the cooked rice. Then sprinkle some chopped coriander, mint and saffron milk.
  11. Again repeat this layering process. Now seal the top of the pot with a clean kitchen towel and cover it with a lid.
  12. On a low flame heat a griddle, once heated keep the sealed biryani pot or pressure cooker on top of the tawa. Cook this for 10 minutes.
  13. At last sprinkle the caramelized onions on top.
  14. The biryani is now ready to be served with curd, papad or pickle.

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Sheeba Bedi
Sep-09-2016
Sheeba Bedi   Sep-09-2016

Beg biryanis are so good!

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