One Pot Veg Biriyani
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice - 2 cups
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
- Chopped onion - 1 cup
- Shahi jeera - 1/2 tsp
- Cardamom - 4 nos
- Cloves - 5 nos
- Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
- Bay leaf - 1
- Star anise - 1
- Chopped tomato - 1/2 cup
- Chopped green chillies - 1 tsp
- Chopped vegetables - 1 cup
- Yogurt - 1/4 cup
- Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
- Chopped mint leaves - 1 tbsp
- Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Biriyani masala - 1/2 tsp(optional)
- Water - 5 cups
- Salt - as needed
- Thinly sliced onion - 1/2 cup( for frying)
- Ghee fried cashews - 2 tbsp
- Chopped mint, coriander leaves - for garnishing
Preparation:
- Wash well and soak basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes.Drain the excess water and set it aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Add shahi jeera, cardamom ,cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and star anise and fry them for few seconds.
- Add in chopped onion and saute until translucent.To this, add the ginger garlic paste and saute again until the raw smell is gone.
- Next add, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and biriyani masala. Mix everything well and saute again for few seconds,
- Add in chopped tomatoes along with chopped green chillies.Cook until the tomatoes gets mushy.
- To this mixture, add 1/4 cup yogurt along with chopped mint and coriander leaves.Add enough salt and mix well.
- Add rice to this and mix again.Next, add 5 cups of water and bring it to boil.Taste check for salt and add more if needed.
- Cover the pan with lid, and cook under medium to low flame until done.While the rice gets cooked, fry the thinly sliced onion in enough oil until golden brown. Drain onto a paper towel and set aside.
- Fluff the rice using a fork.Garnish it with the fried onions, cashews chopped mint and coriander leaves.
- Serve warm with raita, fryums and pickle or any gravy of your choice.
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