Monday, October 4, 2010

Hari Bhari Biriyani (Vegetable Biriyani)

Vegetable Biriyani
   We are back with yet another biriyani recipe....and trust me, the recipe is surely gonna find its way to your recipe collections, if you give it a try! This biriyani is simple to make, it’s nutritious and tastes yummy!!! I adapted this recipe from one of my borrowed cookbooks “Your rice cookbook”. The method is different from the usual biriyanis and has no time-consuming steps like layering or baking. Being an ardent lover of chicken biriyani and other non-veg biriyanis, I have never before tried the veggie version. But this simple recipe won my heart and am sure you guys will love it too!  
Ingredients (Serves - 4 - 5)

  1. Basmati rice - 2 cups
  2. Ginger - garlic paste -1 tsp
  3. Tomato puree - 2 tbsp (You can seed and grind one small tomato)
  4. Onion - 2 small, finely sliced
  5. Paneer - 1/4 kg, cubed
  6. Carrot - 2 small, cubed
  7. Cauliflower - 3/4 - 1 cup, cut into small florets
  8. Frozen green peas - 1/4 cup
  9. Cilantro - 3 tbsp, chopped
  10. Mint -3 tbsp, chopped
  11. Whole spices - (Bay leaves - 2 - 3, Cinnamon stick - 2, Cloves - 6 - 7, Cardamom - 3 -4 , mace - 2 - 3, whole pepper - 5 - 6)
  12. Garam masala  powder - 1 tsp
  13. Cumin powder - 2 pinches
  14. chilly powder - 1/ 4 tsp
  15. Raisins - 3 tbsp
  16. Cashews - 3 tbsp
  17. Salt - To taste
  18. Oil/ ghee - As required

Method

1. Wash the rice well and keep aside to drain.
2. Heat enough oil (around 1/4 - 1/2 cup) in a deep pan and fry the raisins, then cashews. Drain on to a paper towel. Add in the sliced onions and fry until brown.  Drain on to a paper towel. Now fry the paneer cubes until lightly browned. Drain on to a paper towel and keep aside.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy-bottomed vessel and fry the whole garam masala for a few seconds. Now add the ginger-garlic paste. Fry for a minute and stir in the tomato puree. Saute until oil separates. Add the garam masala powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, little salt and the vegetables (cubed carrots and cauliflower pieces). Saute for 4 - 5 minutes and add the drained rice. Saute for 2 - 3 minutes.  Mix in some of the fried onion, chopped cilantro and mint.
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4. Add around 4 cups of  water to the pan. Adjust the salt. The water should be slightly salty. When the water starts boiling add the frozen green peas. Cover and cook the rice until done. (I usually transfer the rice - veggie mixture to a pressure cooker after step 3 and add around 4 cups hot water (in which enough salt has been added). Add frozen green peas. Mix everything well and check for salt. The water should be slightly salty. Cover the pressure cooker with its lid. When steam starts coming out continuously, put on the pressure cooker weight and switch off the stove. Let it sit there for at least 15 minutes or until the pressure is released. Open the pressure cooker. The rice would be cooked to the right consistency). Transfer the rice to a serving bowl. Stir in the fried paneer cubes, remaining fried onions, cashews, raisins, chopped mint and cilantro. Mix well. Serve with raita, pickle, chutney or any spicy curry.



Vegetable Biriyani
Tips:

1) You could also cook this biriyani in a rice cooker after step 3.



Recipe adapted from “ Your Rice Cookbook” by Sharmilla Chandra and Richa Bery

32 comments:

  1. Ente bagavane...Ethokke kanichingane kothypikano Maya...Ente control pokunu...Kandale ariyam nalla p[erfect biriyani anenne..You are a rockstar when it comes to making biriyani tto..Looks utterly delicious da. eniku vakkukal kittanilla tto...Drooling here......

    Love
    Suji

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  2. Wow looks super delicious dear..sounds an easy version..was looking around for one..will surely try this...tempting click.

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  3. biriyani looks very delicious ...very nicely explained ..i must try ur version of biryani soon

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  4. LOoks delicious....feeling like to have plate a right now....

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  5. Looks sooo prettyyy...Nice presentation ,just perfect........

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  6. of course love the recipe, but I love the name even more :)

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  7. veg biriyani looks adipoli..i like this new method of cooking rice in the pressure cooker...

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  8. The Biriyani looks yummmmy ......... n the dish is super cute :)

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  9. Adding tomato puree for veg biriyani is new to me....so flavourful n delicious it looks

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  10. Its so so tempting especially the fried cashewnuts r tempting :D

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  11. sooo colourful. And yes from the procedure it def sounds much easier than the usual

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  12. wow delicious biryani ... want to grab it from the screen dear email me ur address for the Give Away of bubbly chocolate congratulations for winning Bubbly chocolate

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  13. Wow...adipoli biryani..As you said it sounds pretty simple and delicious..bookmarking this...undakki nokkeettu parayam ttoo...Thanks:-)

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  14. biriyani adipoli aayittunde tto.. njan ethu pole veggies cook cheythitttu, rice cooker il edum along with rice...

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  15. Delicious biryani maya!!very simple and easy..love to try this..:)

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  16. this procedures looks easy....Nice...:)

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  17. Biryani looks fab !! I've been foll ur blog since sometime now and love the recipes u have posted .thank u for ur wonderful comments on my guest post at Nithu's blog.
    Ragini from www.happyhealthyfuncooking.blogspot.com

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  18. Adiploi Biryani ,loved the clicks

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  19. where did u get these fotos frm?. superb. what else??

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  20. almost all ur recipes i hav tried,all came out well,this also really tasty.i appreciate ur talent in cooking.

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  21. Oooh...I love this...a real comfort food. I can eat this everyday...yum

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  22. Biryani topped with fried onions,paneer,cashews and raisins looks absolutely delicious....hungry for more n more....

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  23. Thanks a lot for your lovely comments!!

    @ Neo,

    We clicked these pictures at home..

    @ Raj,

    Thanks a lot for your kind and inspiring words. Great to hear that you liked our recipes :)

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  24. hi..i loved ur blog..all ur recipes are vry tasty..itried this recipe ..it was soo yummy..all my friends loved it..thanks for posting this one..all the best...expecting more delicious recipes

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  25. @ Divya,

    Thanks for trying out our recipe, glad to know that you liked it. And thanks a lot for your encouraging words :)

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