Recipe for Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients

  • Basmati rice, soaked 20 minutes drained 2 cups
  • Water 8 cups
  • Bay leaves 5-6
  • Salt 1/2 tsp
  • Cloves 4-5
  • Cinnamon Stick 2 inch
  • Green cardamoms 4-5
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Blades mace 2
  • Garam masala powder 2 tsp
  • Ghee 1 tbsp
  • For the Layering:
  • Bay leaves 10-15
  • Mixed diced vegetables, par-boiled 500 g
  • Lemon Juice 1 lemon
  • Strands Saffron a few
  • Milk 1 tbsp
  • Drops yellow food color a few
  • Yogurt, whisked 1 cup
  • Cream 1/2 cup
  • Mint leaves 1 sprig
  • Crisp fried onions 2 cups

Cooking Directions

Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a large pan along with the bay leaves and salt.

Tie the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin and mace in a muslin bundle, add this to the water and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Add the rice and boil for about 15 minutes till the rice is almost done.

Drain the rice in a strainer, put it back in the pan and add garam masala powder and ghee.

Line a heavy-based pan with the bay leaves, cover with layers of rice alternating with layers of vegetables, starting and ending with rice, sprinkle with lemon juice.

Soak the saffron in milk and add the food color.

Pour on one half of the rice in the pan, leaving the other side white.

Spread the yogurt and cream over the rice so that it is completely covered.

Seal the lid to the pot with dough and put back on the stove on very low heat, for 30 minutes.

Serve the biryani garnished with mint and fried onions.

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