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Vegetable Biryani (Come on – Lets Cook Buddies ) Entry 17

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Here i am with another entry for my event “Come on- Lets cook buddies” . Thanks to all who were encouraging me and appreciating me  for having this event . I know you all enjoying all the recipes shared by our non- blogger friends 🙂 . Lets Move on to today’s entry . Today ‘s entry is shared by +Aishwarya Srinivasan . Lets see what she has got for us today 🙂 

Over to Aishwaraya..

Introduction 

Vegetable Biryani is a very famous recipe in all South Indian Restaurants. It is a Delicious Dish with lots of vegetable. Everyone will make their own style biryani. Lets look into My Style Vegetable Biryani.

Ingredients

For Rice

Basmathi Rice – 2 Cups
Cinnamon Stick – 1
Cloves – 3
Cardamom – 3
Oil – 1tbsp
Water – 3 cups
Salt to taste

For Gravy

Carrot – 2
Beans – 10
Peas – 1/4 cup
Cauliflower – 10 Florets
Potato – 2
Onion – 1 large
Tomato Paste – 1/2 tbsp.
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Green chillies -3
Mint Leaves – 1 bunch
Paneer – 10 cubes
Cashews – 10
Almonds – 10
Salt to taste
Cinnamon Stick – 1
Cloves – 3
Cardamom – 3
Bay Leaf – 2
Fennel Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Curd/Yogurt – 1/4 cup
Biryani masala powder – 2 tbsp.
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Dry Kastoori Methi – 1/2 tsp
Cilantro – few
Oil – 2 tbsp.

Method of Preparation

  •  Soak Rice for 45 Minutes. Take a Microwave safe bowl, Add Soaked rice, Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, oil, salt and water. Keep it high for 25 minutes. ( I used to prepare rice in microwave)
  •  Heat oil in a pan, add cashews, almonds and paneer. Slightly  roast them and keep it aside.
  • Add oil to the pan, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fennel seeds.
  • Then add chopped onions and fry them for few minutes.
  • Add Ginger garlic paste.
  •  Now add the chopped vegetables (medium size) and salt. 
  • Cover it and cook them till they are half done.
  •  Add tomato paste, turmeric powder, kastoori methi and half bunch of mint leaves. Fry them.
  • Now add Paneer, curd, and Biryani masala powder and mix them. Let them cook for few minutes. Veggies should be 80% cooked.
  •  Once it becomes thick, Switch off the flame and add remaining mint leaves, roasted cashews, almonds. Mix well.
  • Gravy is ready. Now Mix them with Cooked rice.
  • Serve Biryani with Onion Raita.

Variation

I tried Brown Rice Biryani also using the same method.

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