Vegetable Biryani

About the recipe:

This is a very simple and easy biryani recipe which does not require much time and no big masala to grind, but still very yummy and tasty. This can be enjoyed with onion raitha and even with potato chips. Try it, and you will definitely enjoy it. Now, lets learn how to prepare this dish.

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Serves: 2-3 

Ingredients needed:

Vegetables: 2 cups (carrot,beans,peas,potato,cauliflower,beetroot:8-10 pieces)

Rice: 1 Cup

Onion: 1

Tomato: ½

Green Chilly: 4

Ginger: 1 inch piece

Garlic: 3 nos

Yogurt: 1 tbsp

Mint leaves: a few

Coriander leaves: a few

Water: 3 Cups

Oil: 1 tbsp

Ghee: 1 tbsp

Cashew nuts: few

For the seasoning:

Bay Leaf: 1

Cloves: 2

Cardamom: 2

Cinnamon:  ½ inch piece

Star anise: ½ piece

Fennel seeds: ½ tsp

Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. Wash and cut the vegetables into medium sizes pieces

2. Chop onion, tomato and green chillies

3. Crush the ginger and garlic

4. Wash and soak the rice in 3 cups of water

5. Fry a few cashew nuts in ghee and keep it aside

Method:

1 .Heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker, and add the ingredients mentioned under the seasoning section

2. Add onion, mint leaves, green chillies, crushed ginger garlic and saute it well

3. Add chopped tomato, vegetables and yogurt 

4. Add salt and the water alone from the rice and give it a good mix

5. When the water comes to a boil, check for salt and add the rice

6. Keep the flame in medium and cook for 3 whistles

7. Garnish the rice with cashew nuts and coriander leaves and serve along with onion raitha

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