VEG BIRYANI

My cousin sister gave me this recipe of a biryani which she makes. I tried it and it came out very well. I am sharing it with you all. Thank you Akhila.

Ingredients

• Basamati Rice - 1 cup
• Vegetables - carrot, beans, peas, capsicum (Red, Green, Yellow) Potato each 1/4 cup
• Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
• Onions - 2 (Chopped lengthwise )
• Oil and Ghee
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric a pinch
• Cardamom - 2
• Pulao leaf - 2
• Cinnamon sticks - 2
• Cloves - 2
• Pinapple flower - 1

(Pineapple flower is available in india. I am sure if we can get it here. I still have to enquire in a few shops for that. I have made biryani without adding this ingredient)

For masala paste to grind

• Green chillies - 2
• Garlic - 2
• Onion - 1
• Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
• Coriander - 1 tsp

Method

1. Wash the rice and soak it for 30 minutes using 1-1/2 cup water and a pinch of salt
2. Grind all the ingrediants for grinding.
3. Cut all the vegetables into lengthwise except peas
4. Heat oil and ghee in a wok
5. Add onions fry till translucent
6. Add turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom fry for 2 minutes
7. Add pulao / bay leaf and pineapple flower fry for 2 minutes
8. Add the Grinded masala saute for 2 minutes
9. Add chilli powder, vegetables and salt stirfry for 5 minutes
10. Add fried masalas into the rice mix well, place it into the rice cooker

Serve with raita

This is my entry for JFI - Rice, hosted by Sharmi from Neivedyam