Vegetable Biriyani / Veg Pulav

Biriyani is a rice dish made with spicy aromatic Indian spices.! It is an absolute delight when cooked with Basmati rice. The rice by itself has a unique flavour and taste. Biriyani is usually made of meat, however, there is a vegetarian version as well. You can have this spicy Biriyani with chilled Raita.

Ingredients

Veg Pulav

• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Carrot, Beans, Potato, Cauliflower, peas - 1 cup
• Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder - 1 and half teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/4th teaspoon
• Pudina / Mint leaves - a handful (optional)
• lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
• Curd / yogurt - 3 teaspoon
• Onion - 1 medium
• Tomato - 1 medium
• Ginger Garlic paste - 2 teaspoon
• Oil / Ghee - 2 teaspoon
• Cilantro - 5 stems
• Salt - as required

Spices

• Cinnamon - 1 stick
• Fennel seeds - 2 pinch
• Elaichi - 1
• Bay leaves - 2 
• Cloves - 3
• Anistar - 1

Preparation

1. Soak Basmati rice for 20 minutes. Make fresh ginger garlic paste and set it aside. [Ginger 2 inch piece and garlic - 5 pods. Make a fine paste of both.]
2. Chop all vegetables to big pieces, pressure cook by adding little salt just for 5 minutes and set it aside. Slice onion, cut tomato, finely chop cilantro and keep it ready.
3. Pour oil or ghee in a vessel and when hot add all items under spices and fry for 30 seconds. Now add the sliced onions and fry for 3 to 4 minutes. When it turns light brown add ginger garlic paste and fry continuously for 2 minutes. Now add the chopped tomatoes and cook until mushy. Add mint leaves. (optional) and Cilantro. Fry.
4. Lower the flame, add chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder, fry for a minute. Add lemon juice, fry for 30 seconds. Add curd / yogurt and fry again. Cook for 3 minutes. Do not let it burn. Add the Basmati rice and mix it well. Pour 2 and half cups of water, add salt and increase the flame to medium high.
5. When the water starts boiling add the cooked vegetables and simmer the heat to low medium. Wait until rice is cooked. Switch off and serve with Raita, Peas masala or boiled eggs.

Vegetable Biriyani with Raita

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