Monday 1 December 2014

Vegetable Biriyani

VegetableBiriyani


I love cooking rice dishes , reason being,chopping the veggies and putting things in place is the only effort needed and the dish is ready. Though our all time favourite rice dish is fried rice tried this one for the first time and it was a hit with my family. The original recipe is  here
Here goes the recipe.















Ingredients :
Shahi Jeera- 1tsp
Cinnomon- 1" piece
Clove-2 nos
Onion- 2 Medium  Thinly sliced    
Tomato- 1 big finely chopped
Paneer- 200 Gms Cubed( I just used  few pieces of cubed paneer)
Ginger Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Chopped Mixed Veggies- 1 Cup ( Carrots, Beans, Potatoes,Peas)
Green Chillies finely chopped-2 nos
Ghee - 2 Tbsp ( Divided Use)
Oil- 1 Tbsp
Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder-3/4th tsp
Basmati rice -1 1/4th  cups
Garam masala- 1tsp


Soak the basmati rice for 20 mins.In a deep bottom pressure cooker heat a tbsp of ghee add jeera,cinnamon,cloves, saute until jeera splutters. add oil and when it gets hot  add finely sliced onions and fry until well cooked. Add ginger garlic paste,chopped chillies and fry until the raw smell goes off. Now add tomatoes , cook until tomatoes are soft and cooked well and oil starts separating Add Coriander powder, turmeric powder and chilli powder ,mix well . Now the entire mix will look like a smooth paste.  add about a tsp of ghee at this stage and cook for a min. now add the chopped vegetables and garam masala, mix well and add `about a little more than 1 and a 1/2 cup of water cover the lid and cook the veggies until 3/4th cooked. Add a tsp of ghee and a tsp of oil. Strain the basmati rice and add it now . I also added paneer pieces at this stage .Cover the lid and place the weight and cook on a low flame for 15 mins.Switch off the flame and serve once the pressure goes off.Can be served with Salan, or any gravies or just simpe raita .

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