Vegetarian Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
Basmati rice 400 gms
Cauliflowers 250 gms
Green peas 100 gms
Carrot 100 gms
French beans 100 gms
Potato 3
Black cardamoms 2
Green cardamoms 4
Cinnamon 4 cm
Cloves 4
Peppercorns 8
Shahjeera 1 tsp
Bay leaves 3
Saffron A few strands
Water as required
For the extra spice
Onions 250 gms
Curd 3/4 cup
Chilli powder 4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 3 tsp
Mint paste 2 tsp
Garam masala powder 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander cumin powder 1 1/2 tsp
Ghee 3 tsp or more
Ghee for deep frying onions
Salt as per taste
For garnishing
Tomatoes 2
Capsicum 2
Onions 2
Mint leaves A few
Directions
Wash the vegetables well and dry them thoroughly.
Mix all the other spices except the onions and marinate the vegetables in it for an hour.
Now, when the vegetables marinate in the spices, fry the onions in ghee till they are brown.
Once done, remove it from the ghee.
When it is cool, grind it into a paste.
Cook the rice in double the amount of water.
When it is cooked, spread it in a plate and wait till it is cool.
For the rice First roast the saffron mildly, grind it into a powder and then spread it over the rice.
Next, take a kadhai, put the ghee in it and heat.
Also, season it with the whole spices.
To this add the vegetables and saute for say, 5 minutes.
Then add 1 cup water and cook the vegetables, onion paste till they are done and become almost dry.
Next, take a baking dish.
Place the rice and the vegetables in alternate layers in the baking dish, first to make sure that your biryani doesn't only look good but tastes good as well, garnish the top layer and then bake it in a moderately hot oven for 20 minutes.
Mix all the other spices except the onions and marinate the vegetables in it for an hour.
Now, when the vegetables marinate in the spices, fry the onions in ghee till they are brown.
Once done, remove it from the ghee.
When it is cool, grind it into a paste.
Cook the rice in double the amount of water.
When it is cooked, spread it in a plate and wait till it is cool.
For the rice First roast the saffron mildly, grind it into a powder and then spread it over the rice.
Next, take a kadhai, put the ghee in it and heat.
Also, season it with the whole spices.
To this add the vegetables and saute for say, 5 minutes.
Then add 1 cup water and cook the vegetables, onion paste till they are done and become almost dry.
Next, take a baking dish.
Place the rice and the vegetables in alternate layers in the baking dish, first to make sure that your biryani doesn't only look good but tastes good as well, garnish the top layer and then bake it in a moderately hot oven for 20 minutes.