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| vegetable biriyani |
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice : 2 cups
- Onion : 1 large thinly sliced
- Ginger paste : 1tsp
- Garlic paste : 1tsp
- Green chili Paste :2-3
- Tomato : 1 medium chopped
- Kashmiri Red chili Powder : 1/4 tsp
- Shan Biriyani Masala : 2 tbsp
- Mint leaves : 1 tbsp
- Clilantro leaves: 3 tbsp
- Cauli flower : 2 cups cut into big florets
- Potato: 1 large cut into cubes
- Peas : 1/2 cup
- Beans : 1/2 cup cut length wise
- Carrots : 1/2 cup cut into cubes
- Yogurt : 1 cup
- Ghee /clarified butter : 3-4 tbsp
- Oil : 1-2 tbsp
- Bay leaves: 2-3
- Cardamom : 4-5
- Cinamon : 1"
- Cloves/ laung : 4-5
- Saffron : pinch
- Salt to taste
- Sugar :1 tbsp
- Water : 4 and 1/2 cups
- Milk : 2 tbsp
Procedure:
1) Heat oil/ ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.
2) Add sliced onion ,saute till nice and brown.Reserve half of the
onions for garnish.
3) In the same pan add ginger-garlic-chilli paste. Lightly fry
for 2-3 minutes.
4) Now add chopped tomato and fry till it becomes mushy and
there is no raw smell.
5) Add chili powder and biriyani masala with a sprinkle of water .
Fry for 2 minutes.
6) Add chopped mint leaves and cilantro leaves and mix.
7) Add chopped vegetables and saute for another couple of minutes.
You can also use frozen vegetables instead of fresh ones.
8) Now lower the heat and add 1 cup of beaten yogurt with salt.
Mix well.
9) Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes.
10) Remove masala from heat and put it in a deep microwave safe bowl.
11) Mean while wash rice and soak for 30 minutes.
12) In a pan add ghee/oil .Tamper with bay leaves, cardamom,
cinnamon, cloves.
13) Add the rice washed and drained.
14) Saute rice for 4-5 minutes at medium heat.
15) Now put rice over masala, mix gently.
16) Add water double the amount of rice. Add sugar and salt.
17) Heat few strands of saffron in milk and add that.
18) Now put in the microwave and select the option your
microwave takes for rice.
19) keep stand for 5-6 minutes.
Serve hot with raita.
