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