Authentic Vegetable Biryani Recipe:
(Category: Indian Rice Recipes)
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Ingredients:
Basmati rice - 2 cups ,
Carrots - 2, sliced in an angle ,
potaoes - 2, peeled and cut into 1" cubes,
green beans - 10-15 diagonally cut into 2" pieces ,
green peas - 1/2 cup ,
cauliflower florets,
broccoli florets - 1 cup ,
Red + green + yellow peppers - 3/4 cup, cut into small
diamonds ,
onion - 1 chopped ,
garam masala - 1 tsp ,
salt - to taste ,
cashews - as needed, optional ,
ghee - 1 1/2 TBSP ,
oil - 1 tbsp ,
coriander leaves (cilantro) - for garnish
Grind together:
Onions - 2 ,
green chillies - 5 ,
coconut - 1/2 cup (coconut powder works) ,
poppy seeds - 1 tsp ,
ginger - 1" piece ,
whole jeera - 1 tsp
Method:
In a small sauce pan, boil 2 cups of water with salt. When
boiling, cook the vegetables separately one by one and set
aside. Beans takes 1 1/2 mins, Potatoes more, peppers 30
secs, all the others about a min. Save the vegetable
cooked broth. Cook the rice, using 2 times water +
vegetable cooked liquid.
On a nonstick sauce pan, fry the cashews in 1 tbsp of
ghee. When red, add the onions and then add 1 tbsp of oil.
When transluscent, add the peas. After 1 min, add the
ground paste, 1/2 tsp garam masala and fry until it turns
color. Add cooked rice, vegetables, rest of the ghee,
garam masala and salt (could add red chilli powder, if you
like it hot) and mix well. Cook just for 1 min on low
fire. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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