Vegetable Biryani Recipe - Pressure cooker veg biryani

Last Sunday i tried this biriyani with slight variations from HERE.After tasting this , i reminded about the biriyani i had in AAB ( Adayar Ananda Bhavan ).Its aroma and taste were very similar to it.If any of u make biriyani similar to restaurant style please share with me.I’ll try from ur blog.I hope U all would try this and let me know how u liked it

Vegetable dum biryani recipe

Vegetable dum biryani recipe

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch recipes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice – 1 cup Water – 1.5 – 2 Cups (adjust as per given on the packet) Vegetables – Carrot , Beans , Peas , Potato – 1 cup Big onion – 1 no (Slice cut) Green chilly – 2 nos ( Slit cut ) Tomato – 1 no Ginger , Garlic and Saunf / sombu Paste – 1.5 tsp ( Ginger – 1.5 inch , Garlic – 6 pods and Saunf – 1/2 tsp ) Mint & Coriander leaves – A handful Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds powder – 1 tsp Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp (optional) Cashew paste – 1 tsp (Grind 5- 7 cashews ) Salt – As required Ghee – 1 tbsp Curd – 1 tsp Cinnamon – 1 small piece Cloves – 2 nos Cardamom – 1 no Bay leaf – 1 no Marati moggu & Star anise – 1 no Black stone flower – 1 no

METHOD

Wash and soak basmati rice for 20 mins in 2 cups of water. In  a cooker base take the oil and once its hot , add cinnamon, cloves , cardamom , bay leaf and star anise. Then add the sliced onions and ginger, garlic and saunf paste. Saute well till its raw smell vaporizes.Now add half of the  mint , coriander leaves and green chillies. Mix well . Then add the finely cut tomato pieces and saute till it turns mushy. Now add all the powders , cashew paste and mix well for few mins. Finally add the cut vegetables with the required salt and toss it well. Add the soaked rice with water , curd and the remaining mint & coriander leaves.Pour a tsp of ghee . Close the cooker and cook for 1 whistle.Yummy , Flavorful biriyani is ready to be served hot with onion raitha !! you can also put in Dum as shown in the pic below. Note : We always want the briyani to be less spicy and mild in flavors. Please adjust the above said ingredients according to ur tastebud. If u wish u can fry the rice in ghee before soaking in water.

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