Vegetable Biryani and Foodbuzz freebies :)

It was my birthday last friday…and so, I invited friends for dinner I cooked hyderabadi vegetable biryani with aloo kurma Today I am going to tell you biryani’s recipe authentic !!

But before that, as a coincidence, I got the foodbuzz cards on my budday too so gift u c , lucky I am and happy too!I also got best wishes and ecards from Blogging buddy Lubna of Kitchen flavours

Vegetable Biryani

What you need?

Veggies : you can use as many varieties as you want…but I used these

 

• Potatoes – 3 small sized cut into big sized cubes
• Carrots – 1 small sized cut into big pieces
• Beans – 1/2 cup cit into big pieces
• Cauliflower – 1/2 cup cut into bite size florets
• peas – 1/4 cup

 

For the Biryani Masala :

 

• Cloves – 4-6
• Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
• Cardamom – 3-4
• Bay Leaf – 1
• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 2 tsp

Other Ingridients :

 

• Basmati rice – 2 cups
• Onions – 1 large one finely chopped
• Tomatoes – 1 large cubed
• Mint Leaves – 1/2 cup finely chopped
• Onion – 1 small one sliced longitudinally
• Oil – 3-4 tsp
• Coriander leaves – to garnish
• turmeric – 1/4 tsp
• ginger – 1/2 tsp
• garlic – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• red chillies – 2 or red chilli powder
• Saffron –  a pinch if available.

 

How to do?

 

• Cook the rice adding 3 cups of water for 2 cups of rice so that it doesnt get cook completely.
• Microwave or steam the veggies till they cooked till 75% . keep them in vegetable stock and add along with water.
• Add saffron with water and soak it.
• In a heavy bottommed  and deep pan , heat oil and add ginger , garlic, green chillies , finely chopped onions and saute till onions are translucent.
• Now add the spices, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf and saute well….now mix in turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
• Add tomatoes now and saute well till fully cooked and become soft.
• Now add saffron, mint leaves, salt and microwaved/steamed veggies.
• Mix well and remember to do entire process in low heat. 
• Seperate the mixture into 2 parts with one in the pan.
• Now add the rice and spread it on the half of the mixture…Over it, spread the remaining mixture , and spread rice just like before.
• But dont mix with rice, but cook it for 15 mins with closed lid. [take care that there is enough water].
• Meantime, fry or caramalize the sliced onions.
• Remove from heat, garnish with coriander and caramalized onions and serve hot  with raita or kurma.

 

Cook and enjoy and tel me your comments

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