Vegetable biriyani is a rice dish prepared with mixed vegetables cooked with basmati rice or jeeraga samba rice and aromatic spices. The aroma of biriyani will make you crave for more.
This is a simple vegetable biriyani cooked in a pressure cooker.
South Indian Vegetable Biriyani
Vegetable biriyani is a rice dish prepared with mixed vegetables cooked with basmati rice or jeeraga samba rice and aromatic spices. The aroma of biriyani will make you crave for more.This is a simple vegetable biriyani cooked in a pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice or Jeeraga Samba rice– 1 cup
- Onion – 1 (chopped finely)
- Mixed Vegetables – 1 cup (vegetables like carrot, butterbeans, green peas, beans and cauliflower)
- Bay Leaves – 1
- Cardamom – 1
- Cinnamon Stick – 1
- Cloves – 2
- Coriander Leaves – a handful
- Mint Leaves – a spring
- Salt – 1 tsp. or as needed
- Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp.
- Oil – 1 tbsp.
For Grinding:
- Aniseeds – 1 tsp.
- Garlic Cloves – 8
- Ginger – 1 inch piece (chopped finely)
- Tomato – 1
- Green Chillies – 3
Instructions
- Soak basmati rice or jeeraga samba rice in 1 cup of water for half an hour.
- Grind ingredients given for grinding to a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a cooker and add bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon stick and cloves and fry for a minute in low flame.
- Now add chopped onions and fry till onions turn translucent.
- Add the ground ingredients, coriander leaves, mint leaves and turmeric powder and fry till raw smell goes.
- Add the vegetables and fry for 3 minutes.
- Drain the rice and add and fry for a minute gently. Otherwise, the rice will break.
- Now add soaked water and a cup of water and salt and close the lid and cook till you get 3 whistles.
- Switch off the flame.
- When cooled remove the whistle and mix well.
- Serve hot with raita.