Friday, December 12, 2008
Vegetable Biryani
INGREDIENTS
2 cups of mixed veggis ( potatoes , carrots , greenpeas, beans, califlower )
2 cups basmathi rice
1 onion ( sliced)
1/2 cup tomato puree ( use canned puree to get the good colour to biryani)
2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
6 to 7 green chillis ( slit)
cilantro ( handfull)
mint (optional)
4 cloves
4 cardamom
2 inch cinnamon stick
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
6 tbs oil
2 tbs ghee
1/4 cup cashews (grind to a smooth paste )
pinch of safforn ( soaked in 1/4 cup warm milk)
1 tsp Garam masala for sprinkling in layers
METHOD
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Wash and Soak rice for 20 min , Cook 2 cups of rice with 3-1/2 cups of water and 1 tsp of salt
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Chop all the veggies in to big pieces
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Heat oil in a pan , add cloves , cardamom , cinnamon then add sliced onions , sprinkle salt
and cook on low flame until onions are brown
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Now add green chillis and cilantro fry for a min , and add tomato puree , cumin powder , coriander powder , red chilli powder mix everything and cook on low flame for 5 min
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Then Add chopped veggies , cover and cook on low flame for 10 min or until veggies are soft
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Now add cashew paste and garam masala powder mix everything and cook for another 5 min , and turn off the stove
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Take a baking dish , add a layer of veggi mixture ,top it with rice , ghee and garam masala , again add remaining veggi mixture ,top it with remaining rice , ghee ,garam masala and saffron milk
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Cover with tight lid or foil ,bake on a preheated 350 oven for 30 min
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Done , serve hot
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