Friday 17 July 2015

Colourful Veg Biriyani


   Colourful Veg Biriyani:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.
                 


    

Ingredients :
·        Rice – 1 cup
·        Water – 1 ½  cup
·        Curd – ½ cup
·        Onion – 2 chopped
·        Tomato – 1 ½ finely  chopped
·        Ginger garlic paste – 2 spn
·        Garlic – 5 nos
·        Green chilli – 2 chopped
·        Carrot , beans, potato – 1 ½ cup (cut into small pieces)
·        Peas – ¼ cup
·        Cauliflower florets – 1 cup (optional)
·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn
·        Garam masala – ½ spn
·        Salt as needed
·        Mint leaves – ½ cup
·        Coriander leaves – ½ cup

For seasoning :
·        Ghee / oil – 3 + 3 spn
·        Cinnamon – 2 bits
·        Star anise – 2
·        Bay leaf – 1

Preparation :
·        Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 mins .
·        Wash ,peel and cut the veggies.

Method :
·        In a pressure cooker, add ghee then add the cinnamon, bay leaf ,star anise one by one.
·        Then add onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilli , garlic and  sauté well for few mins.
·        Then add chopped tomatoes and sauté well till tuen mushy.
·        Then add the veggies one by one and sauté well for 5 mins.
·        Next add garam masala , turmeric powder and curd . mix well.
·        Next add  1 ¾ cup of water, and salt. Allow it to boil.
·        Add mint leaves and coriander leaves.
·        Next add the soaked rice(discard the water) and mix well. Check the salt.
·        Then again add coriander leaves and mint leaves on the top of the rice . add few more dropes of ghee.
·        Cover the lid of the cooker.
·        Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.
·        Once the pressure released, fluff the rice with fork. Done !
                                



Yummy and colourful Veg Biriyani is ready.. serve hot with Dalcha or Raita of your choice. J



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