Vegetable biryani

VEGETABLE BIRYANI

Cooking time 20-25 mins approx serves 4-6

Ingredients

Basmati rice                                         -2cups

Water                                                  - 4cups

Cleaned mincemeat                              - 350gms

Curd                                                    - ½ cup

Onions                                                 - 3nos (sliced)

Bay leaf                                               - 1 no

Shahjeera                                             - ½ tsp

Ghee                                                    - 5tbsp

Mint, coriander leaves                           -2 tbsp each (chopped)

Salt                                                      - to taste

To be ground to a paste

Ginger                                                 – 3cms

Garlic                                                  – 8 cloves

Green chillies                                      – 3nos

Poppy seeds                                        – 2 tsp

Fennel                                                  – 2tsp

Coriander powder                               - 2 tsp

Chilli powder                                      – ½ tsp

Cloves                                                 - 4 nos

Method:

1.      Pour water over the cooking pan. Add the cleaned rice. Cover with the lid and allow rice to soak for 15 minutes.

2.      Add salt and diced vegetables.

3.      Heat ghee in a “kadai.”

4.      Add shahjeera and bay leaf. Add sliced onion and fry till brown.

5.      Add the ground masala, fry for 2 minutes. Add mint and coriander leaves.

6.      Remove from fire and add the contents to the rice cooking pan. Stir gently and replace the lid.  Stirring the biryani gently once half way through the cooking helps to distribute the flavours and seasoning uniformly. And cover the lid, till it cooked

7.      Let the biryani in steam for 10-15 minutes (tham). Mix the biryani lightly before serving.

8.      After that take it in a serving bowl. Biryani can be garnished with fried nuts, raisins and boiled eggs

(Use 1 ½ times the quantities of the ingredients mentioned above if desired, serves 6-8)

just try it and have a deliecious food