Name: Potato mint curd biryani recipe by Rakhi Bhagat at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Basmati rice 2 cups; salt as per taste; Khada masala(pepper corns,cloves,cardamon,cinnamon,bayleaf) 1. Tsp; Potato boiled 5; Mint leaves 2-3 cups; Green chilli paste 3 tsp; Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp; Garam masala powder 1 tsp; sour curd 2 cups; Shah Jeera 1 tsp; Lemon juice 2 tsp; Kesar Milk 1/2 cup; Orange red food colour 2 tsp; Fresh cream 3 tsp; Ghee 4 tbsp; FOR RAITA; Fresh Curd 2 cups; Finelt chopped one onion,tomato,green chilli, coriander..; Salt

ABOUT Potato mint curd biryani RECIPE

When i was kid,i would always demand potato mint biryani on sundays as i would love having this dish made by my aunt Mrs.Savita....so finally after marriage..i wondered i would miss her food..and thought of learning this biryani and make whenever i miss her and finally my daughter too loves this biryani made by me..and so this has become my fixed menu for any special occasion in my home..

Ingredients Serving: 6

Basmati rice 2 cups
salt as per taste
Khada masala(pepper corns,cloves,cardamon,cinnamon,bayleaf) 1. Tsp
Potato boiled 5
Mint leaves 2-3 cups
Green chilli paste 3 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
sour curd 2 cups
Shah Jeera 1 tsp
Lemon juice 2 tsp
Kesar Milk 1/2 cup
Orange red food colour 2 tsp
Fresh cream 3 tsp
Ghee 4 tbsp
FOR RAITA
Fresh Curd 2 cups
Finelt chopped one onion,tomato,green chilli, coriander..
Salt

Instructions

Firstly wash rice properly ..Soak for 30 min..
Boil potatoes... Cool and cut into dices..Wash mint leaves ..Finely chopped and keep aside.churn curd and keep aside..Mix orange food colour in 2 tsp water and keep aside..Put few strands of kesar in 2 tsp milk.
Boil water..Add khada garam masala,salt...And add rice for cooking
Boil the rice only 70 percent ..
Drain all the extra water and remove the rice in strainer and let it be open....Do not close or cover it..
Now heat kadai..Add 2 tbsp ghee,shah jeera and green chilli paste...
Saute for few min..Add ginger garlic paste and dices of potatoes and finely chopped mint leaves
Cook for 5 min...Add garam masala,salt ,lemon juice andmix well... Off the gas
Once potato mint mixture is cooled..Add curd and mix well...
Now take a thick vessel(tapaela)..Add 2 tbsp ghee..And 20 percent of rice..Spread rice evenly..
Spread next layer 2 tbsp potato mint curd mixture evenly. Spread third layer of rice
Fourth layer of kesar milk and orange food colour. Fifth layer of rice and next layer of potato mint curd mixture. Next layer of rice and then Kesar milk and orange food colour. Finally spread fresh cream on the top and cook on slow flame for abt 30-45 min.. Serve it with raita by mixing finely chopped onion,tomato,greenchilli,coriander and salt.

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