Mug Biryani Recipe - Dum Biryani

Recently I came across biryani recipe in a coffee mug.I loved the idea and tried it for our Sunday lunch yesterday.Mug biryani is nothing but the usual layer biryani assembled and baked in a microwave safe mug.I followed my vegetable layer DUM biryani for gravy recipe and adapted the outer covering recipe from HERE.Raksha was so happy and fascinated to see the biryani in a bowl.She was eagerly waiting with me in the kitchen to see the output.As I wished,the result was awesome.We all loved it.I reserved a bowl of biryani for myself & had it for dinner too.Friends,Try this biryani for a change & attract your family members.Lets check out this week’s Sunday Lunch Recipes Series no 32– Flavorful Mug biryani adding mixed vegetables!!

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Mug biryani recipe-Dum biryani

Vegetable biryani in a coffee mug-Sunday lunch recipes series 32

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch ideas

Serves: Serves 3-4

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 30 Minutes

Total time: 60 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 200 ml Basmati rice - 1 cup Water - 5 cups Whole spices ( 1 cinnamon,2 cloves,1 black stone flower,1 bayleaf,1cardamom) Salt - as needed Cooking oil or ghee - 1 tsp For gravy Cooking oil + ghee - 1 tbsp+1 tbsp Whole spices -1 each Big onion - 1 no Green chilli - 1no G&G paste - 1/2 tsp Mixed vegetables ( 1 carrot,a handful of green peas,1 potato) - 1/2 cup Curd - 1/2 cup Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Biryani masala powder - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed For dough Maida/All purpose flour - 1/2 cup Salt – a pinch Baking powder – 1/4 tsp Baking soda – a pinch Warm milk – 1 tbsp Water -as needed to knead the dough For layering Mint+coriander leaves - 2 tbsp Browned onions - a handful Saffron soaked milk - 1/4 cup Cooking oil or ghee - to grease the mug

METHOD

Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.In a wide kadai or vessel,boil 6 cups of water adding cinnamon,cloves,cardamom and black stone flower.Add some salt.When the water comes to a roll boil,add lemon juice.Drain the water from the soaked basmati rice and add to the boiling water. Cook the rice in open pan for nearly 8 minutes.Stir it once or twice in the middle.Make sure u don’t over cook the rice.Rice should be firm and soft.It should be 3/4 th cooked. Remove the kadai and pass it through a colander/sieve.Run the tap water over the rice to stop cooking process.Drain all the excess water and keep the rice in the colander.Spread it in a wide plate and let it cool completely. Heat 2 tbsp of oil and caramalize the onions by sauting in high flame for a minute.Remove in a plate. Now prepare the gravy.Heat oil+ghee in a wide kadai and saute the cinnamon,cloves,cardamom and bayleaf.Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute till raw smell goes off.Now add sliced onions and saute till transparent. Add the mixed vegetables and saute well.Add salt. Now add the curd and mix well in low flame.Add the red chilli powder,turmeric powder, biryani masala powder and salt.Mix well.Lastly add some water and cook the mixture very well till veggies are completely cooked and oil floats on top.It will become a semi solid gravy. Remove the kadai and keep the gravy aside.Take a bowl and make the chapathi dough adding the ingredients given under “ For dough” OR make a plain chapathi dough using wheat flour & salt to seal the mug. Take the microwave safe mugs and grease with a tsp of oil. Spread a small ladle of cooked rice as first layer.Now layer the gravy over the rice and sprinkle some chopped mint+coriander leaves. Layer with rice now.Repeat the same till the brim of mug.Lastly sprinkle some saffron soaked milk and caramelized onions.Seal the mug with a small round disc made of dough.Preheat the oven in 180c and bake the biryani for 15 minutes.Remove & serve hot ! Enjoy with raita !

Note

Adding green chillies is optional.U can add more red chilli powder for spicy biryani. You can replace  biryani masala powder with garama masala powder too. Addition of mint+coriander leaves is very important. Replace curd with lemon juice for variations but add lemon juice only before putting in DUM.In that case,add 2 tomatoes along with onions and saute until mushy.

Enjoy this yummy Mug biryani with your family !

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