Vegetable Biryani

Sharing my recipes has been one of those things I have wanted to do for a while now, but somehow it just never happened!

Well, here we go...

Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice - 1.5 cups ( cook with 2.5 cups water and half an onion immersed in the water)
2. Cut Green Beans - 1/4 cup
3. Cut Carrots - 1/4 cup
4. Cauliflower (florets) - 1/4 cup
5. Green Bell Peppers - 1/4 cup (chopped)
6. Thinly sliced Onions - 1/2 cup
7. Mint Leaves - 1 bunch (coarsely chopped)
8. Plain yogurt - 1.5 tbsp
9. Badshah Pulao and Biryani Masala
10. Kishmiri Mirch - 2 tsp
11. Salt - as per taste
12. Corriander for garnishing
13. Oil - 2 tbsp
14. Cinnamon Stick - 1inch (optional)
15. Cardamom - 2 pods (optional)
16. Cloves - 2 nos. (optional)
17. Bay Leaf - 1 no. (optional)
18. Fried cashews and raisins

Method:

Cook 1.5 cups of Basmati rice with 2.5 cups of water along with half an onion. The onion will help keep the rice grains separated.

Microwave cut green beans, carrots and cauliflower separately till they are
In a deep heavy bottom pan, heat oil and add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves.
-Stir for a few seconds till you can smell the aroma.
-Add almost all the thinly sliced onions (save some for deep frying and garnishing) and saute.
-Next add the green bell peppers and saute. Once half done, add the boiled green beans, carrots and cauliflower and saute for a minute.
-Now add chopped mint leaves and give it a stir.
- To this, add salt, Badshah Pulao and Biryani Masala, red chilli powder and mix well
- Once the masala is well coated on the all the vegetables, add plain yogurt and stir until the oil separates. Keep this gravy aside.
-Now take another deep dish - preferably oven safe.
-Spread 2 tbsp of ghee to the bottom of the dish.
- Make layers of the rice and the vegetable gravy beginning and ending with rice.
- You could sprinkle a little milk on top if it looks too dry (optional)
-Cover and bake in an oven at 200 degree C for 15 to 20 minutes.
- If you do not have an oven, cook the gravy a little more and layer the rice and gravy in a heavy pressure cooker and tightly close the lid and keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Before serving, mix the rice and gravy, garnish with deep fried onions, cashews and raisins.
- Serve hot.

Try this recipe and let me know how it went.... Bon Appetit.

P.S: Will post a picture of this dish very soon.