Biryani With Onions Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings3
CuisineCourse
MethodSpeciality
VegetarianMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Basmati rice - scant 1 cup, rinsed
 Red lentils - scant 1 cup, rinsed
 Bay leaf1
 Cardamom pods - 6, split
 Turmeric1 Teaspoon
 Cloves - 6 whole
 Cumin seeds1 Teaspoon
 Cinnamon stick1 , broken
 Onion1
 Cauliflower florets225 Gram
 Carrot1 Large, diced
 Frozen peas - scant 1 cup
 Golden Raisins1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Vegetable stock2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Non or bread, to serve
 Caramalized onions
 Vegetable oil2 Teaspoon
 Red onion1
 Onion1
 Superfine sugar2 Teaspoon
 Salt To Taste
 Pepper To Taste

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Cut the veggies, as desired

MAKING
2) In a large pan, combine rice, lentils, spices, onion, bay leafs, carrot, peas, cauliflower and raisins.
3) Season the mixture with salt and pepper and stir in stock.
4) Boil the stock and keep on low heat to simmer with cover for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
5) Remove the pan from heta and leave it covered for 10 minutes.
6) Discard bat leafs and whole spices.
7) Gently mix the veggies and rice and biryani is ready to serve.

SERVING
7) Onto warmed serving plates, serve the biryani topped with caramalized onions.
8) Serve nan or bread along with biryani.

TIP: Caramalized onion is prepared by sauteeing the sliced onions ina hot pan with oil for 3-4 minutes. Sugar is added to the pana nd cooked for 2-3 minutes on high heat until the onions are browned.
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