VEGETABLE BIRYANI

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

vegetables:

 3 potatoes  each cut into 4 pieces
  4 carrots cut into 3cms long pieces
cauliflower -cut the flowrets
4 onions cut into large pieces
green chilles -2
green peas- handfull
mint leaves hand full

note: we can add as many vegetables as u like.but i use the above vegetables

for biryani masala :

Cloves – 4-6
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Cardamom – 3-4
Bay Leaf – 1
Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
garam masala – 1spoon
saffron -3-4 pinches

rice -2 cups

ghee 4 spoons

oil 4 spoons

salt to taste

cashew nuts- 1 handfull

ginger garlic paste – 2 spoons

 

procedure:

first take a deep bottomed pan pour ghee and oil

fry cashew nuts and keep aside

in another  pan cook rice ,see that the rice is 90% done drain the remaing water.to this rice add 1 spoon of ghee so that the rice would not be sticky

in the first pan add ginger garlic paste and fry till it turns brown colour

now add biryani masala powder and fry it

now add vegetables one by one and cook them 75%.add sufficent amount of  salt

take this curry in a plate 

now place curry and rice in the pan in layers  

add saffron mixed water to the layers

keep a thick bottomed pan on the stove and place this pan on it and cook for 30 mins

this is callled dum

after it is done garnish with coriander and fried cashews

 

 

yummy vegetable biryani is ready to serve with raita and kurma

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