Name: Kathal Biriyani recipe by Sree Sadhu at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 200 grams Jackfruit (Kathal) diced; 2 cups - basmati Rice; 1 - sliced Onion; 1 tbsp - ginger- Garlic paste; 1 cup - Curd (yogurt); 2 - slit Green chillies; Chilli powder - as required; 2 tbsp-home-made masala; 1/4 bunch - Mint leaves; 1/4 bunch - Coriander leaves; salt to taste; 1/2 - squeezed Lemon; 1 each of whole spices - cardamom, cinnamon, Clove,Bay leaf; 3 cups - water; 1 cup brown onion; 1 tbsp - Ghee; few roasted cashews

Ingredients Serving: 2

200 grams Jackfruit (Kathal) diced
2 cups - basmati Rice
1 - sliced Onion
1 tbsp - ginger- Garlic paste
1 cup - Curd (yogurt)
2 - slit Green chillies
Chilli powder - as required
2 tbsp-home-made masala
1/4 bunch - Mint leaves
1/4 bunch - Coriander leaves
salt to taste
1/2 - squeezed Lemon
1 each of whole spices - cardamom, cinnamon, Clove,Bay leaf
3 cups - water
1 cup brown onion
1 tbsp - Ghee
few roasted cashews

Instructions

Wash and soak the rice in the water for 30 minutes.
Now in the pressure cooker or in the heavy bottom vessel heat some oil. Add the whole spices.
Boil the kathal in salt water.Add onions and saute till light brown then add ginger, garlic paste.and dry spices and add boiled kathal
Then add yogurt, chilli powder, masala powder, lemon and curd one by one.
Saute until the oil separates out from this mixture.
Now add the chopped mint and half of chopped coriander leaves.
Add rice, check for salt, mix well and then add boiling water.
Close the lid and when steam comes out, put the whistle and turn to very low flame and switch it off after 10 minutes.
If you are using a heavy-bottomed vessel, just close with the lid when all the water is absorbed by the rice, switch of the flame and after 5 minutes, mix slightly with spatula.
Once it is done let it set for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Now open the lid, mix slowly with spatula or fork.
Garnish with remaining coriander leaves, onions, cashews and add ghee.
Serve with raita.

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