Vegetable Biryani Recipe

Vegetable Biryani

 Ingredients :

  for vegetable masala

• onion sliced - 2 big
• crushed ginger & garlic - 2 tbs
• slitted green chilly - 6 (adjust as per taste )
• tomatoes chopped - 2 medium
• carrot chopped - 100g
• potato chopped - 100g
• beans chopped - 100g
• green peas - 100g
• turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• garam masala - 1 tbs
• coconut paste - of 1 cup grated coconut
• coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• mint leaves - 1/4 cup

  for rice

• biryani rice - 3 cups ( I used jeerakasala rice )
• ghee - 2 tbs
• spices - 1" cinnamon, 4 clove, seeds of 4 cardamom, 1 bay leaf
• boiling water - 5 + 1/4 cup ( for 1 cup rice add 1 + 3/4 cup water )
• salt as needed
• lemon juice - 1 tbs

  for garnishing :

• fried cashews, fried raisins and fried onion
• garam masala
• bread slices 4 cubed fried

 Method

  step 1 : preparation vegetable masala 

• heat up 3 tbs oil
• saute onion till transparent
• add in ginger - garlic
• saute until raw smell gone
• add in green chilly
• next add in tomatoes and saute until become soft
• now add in the vegetables ( if using fresh peas add now ;otherwise pressure cook it separately and add later )
• add in salt and turmeric powder
• saute for 2 minutes
• add in 1/2 cup of water and cook until the vegetables are done
• if using cooked peas add it now
• add in garam masala and coconut paste
• cook for 1 minute
• finally add in coriander leaves and mint leave and mix well
• vegetable masala is ready now, keep aside 

  step 2 : preparation of rice

• heat up 2 tbs ghee and saute the spices
• add in washed and drained rice and stir for 2 minutes
• add in the water, salt and lemon juice and mix well
• cook it covered until the entire water get absorbed

  step 3 : set

• grease a heavy bottomed vessel with ghee
• layer half of veg masala at bottom
• layer half of rice on top
• sprinkle half of fried cashews, raisins and onion
• sprinkle garam masala
• layer the remaining veg masala and rice
• sprinkle the garnishing items
• cover it and cook on low flame for 10 minutes
• yummy vegetable biryani is ready now
• serve hot with raita and papad
• mix the fried bread slices while serving

 Note :

• Use vegetables of your choice