Vegetable Dum Biryani
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup basmati rice soaked in water for 30 mins
1/4 cup fresh green peas
5-6 finely chopped beans
1 small carrot chopped
1/2 cup gobi florets
2 onions sliced + 1
6 tsp ghee or oil
1 cardamom
2 cloves/lavang
1 piece of cinnamon/ dalchini
1 bay leaf / tej patta
1/2 tsp turmeric / haldi pdr
2 tsp biryani masala pdr
1/4 cup curd
Salt to taste
FOR THE MASALA PASTE:
1/2cup coriander leaves
8-10 mint leaves
2 green chillies
1/2 onion roughly chopped
5 garlic cloves
1/2 inch ginger
PROCEDURE:
- Deep fry 1onion slices into crisp and brown for garnishing, keep aside
- In cooker heat 3tsp oil,put cardamom,lavang,cinnamon,tejpatta and fry for a second
- Drain water from the rice and add in the cooker,fry for 5 mins,add salt,1.5 cups water and cook for 2 whistles
- In another pan heat remaining oil,saute sliced onions till transparent
- Add the ground masala paste and fry till raw smell goes
- Now add the blanched veggies with little salt and toss well
- Add the turmeric powder,biryani masala,curd and mix well
- In a thick bottomed vessel put the veggie masala and rice into layers ,garnish with chopped coriander leaves and fried onion slices
- Cover the vessel with a tight fitting lid,heat one thick tava over low flame,put the vessel over it and cook for 10- 15 mins to get dum effect
- After 15 mins turn off the flame and transfer the layered biryani to the serving plate.
- You can also make the layers in a Microwave safe dish and Micro it for 3-5 mins
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