Vegetable Biryani

This dish is almost omnipresent, eaten all over the country and great on its own or with side dishes - as well as a great way to get stubborn kids to eat some vegetables! Whether you make it for your family, for guests or for a potluck gathering, you’re sure to get compliments.

IngredientsPreparation
  • 8 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 4 cloves of garlic (crushed)
  • 2 in stick of ginger (grated)
  • 4 medium-sized onions (chopped)
  • 6 cardamoms
  • 3 cloves
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 4 tomatoes (chopped)
  • 50g paneer
  • half a coconut (grated)
  • 8-10 green chillies (seeds removed and sliced lengthwise)
  • 12 green beans
  • 2 potatoes (cut into thin sticks)
  • ½ cauliflower (chopped into small pieces)
  • A few mint leaves (chopped)
  • A few coriander leaves (chopped)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 250g Double Deer Basmati Rice
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1-2 green chillies (de-seeded and chopped)
  • 1-2 red chillies (de-seeded and chopped)
  • 1 tsp chana daal
  • 2 tbsp peanuts
  • 1 pinch of turmeric powder
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 10 saffron strands (soaked in 2 tbsp hot water)
  • A few coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dry roasted and powdered)
  1. Soak Double Deer basmati rice in cold water for 20 minutes and wash.
  2. Put the rice in a pan with a large pinch of salt, cover with water till ½ in above the surface of the rice, boil and cook uncovered for 15 minutes. Turn down the heat, cover the vessel and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Pour turmeric, lemon juice and saffron water over the rice and sprinkle some fenugreek powder.
  4. Turn off gas and steam for 5 minutes. After that allow it to cool on a plate.
  5. Heat half the oil, add garlic, ginger and onion and fry until golden brown. Add cardamoms, cloves, salt and turmeric.
  6. Add the cheese, coconut and other vegetables separately in the remaining oil. Add ½ the saffron rice, some coriander and mint to the ginger and garlic mixture.
  7. Now add the fried vegetables and stir.
  8. Remove the mixture from the gas and keep it in a warm oven for 30 minutes.
  9. Sprinkle some coriander, mint and cinnamon, and serve.

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