Vegetable Biryani

Biriyanis in any form is great to have. Especially for a working woman like me, this is one easy dish to make and not think of side dishes and other extra items that we might normally have to prepare. Planning for a complete meal for the lunch is a big herculean task. Especially at home where everybody packs their lunch, its even more difficult as they need to get a balanced diet with all the Vegetables and a filling food.

I was planning to come with a series called Lunch Box series where I will be writing on the easy and balanced combos which will get done in flat 1 hrs time of cooking. Also I had an idea of starting a Event based on this theme. Do let me know if there is one already on this theme.

Well coming back to Biryanis, its so healthy as it has all the vegetables required, and takes very little effort to prepare. This is an ultimate choice for Vegetarians and especially for working people who need to pack in a jiffy.

We prepare different types of one dish based rice at least once a week.

Here you go for the recipe -

Vegetable Biryani

Serves : 4
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients needed:

• 2 cups - Basmati Rice
• 2 tbsp - Butter
• 1 tbsp - Cooking Oil
• 2 medium - Onions
• 1 medium - Tomatoes
• 1 tsp - Ginger Garlic Paste
• 4 nos - Green Chillies
• A pinch of Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 cup - Carrots
• 1/2 cup - Beans
• 1/2 cup - Peas
• 1/2 cup - Potatoes
• 2 - Bay Leaves
• 1 inch - Cinnamon
• 5 - Cloves
• 1/4 cup - Mint Leaves
• Coriander Leaves (for garnishing)
• 1/2 cup - Curds
• 4 cups - Water
• Salt to taste

Method to prepare:

• Clean and soak Basmati rice for 15 mins in water. Refer here for my method of cooking Basmati Rice.
• Chop all the vegetables. Keep it aside.
• Heat Oil and butter in a pan in which you are going to cook.
• Add all the whole spices, then add onions, Green Chillies, Mint leaves. Saute till they are golden in colour.
• Then add ginger garlic paste. Once its cooked well, add the Vegetables. Fry for 5 mins.
• Then add drained rice and fry gently so that the rice is coated well in butter and at the same it does not get broken.
• Then add tomatoes, Curd, Salt to taste, turmeric powder, water. Normally for cooking basmati rice we use 1 - 1 & 1/2 ratio but since we have all the vegetables to cook I added 1-2 ratio of water.
• Pressure cook the rice and garnish with Coriander leaves.

Hope you enjoy preparing this!

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Vegetable Biryani

Course Main Dish - Rice

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Author Srivalli

Ingredients

• 2 cups Basmati Rice
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 2 medium Onions
• 1 medium Tomatoes
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 4 nos Green Chillies
• A pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 cup Carrots
• 1/2 cup Beans
• 1/2 cup Peas
• 1/2 cup Potatoes
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 5 Cloves
• 1/4 cup Mint Leaves
• Coriander Leaves for garnishing
• 1/2 cup Curds
• 4 cups Water
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Clean and soak Basmati rice for 15 mins in water. Refer here for my method of cooking Basmati Rice.
• Chop all the vegetables. Keep it aside.
• Heat Oil and butter in a pan in which you are going to cook.
• Add all the whole spices, then add onions, Green Chillies, Mint leaves. Saute till they are golden in colour.
• Then add ginger garlic paste. Once its cooked well, add the Vegetables. Fry for 5 mins.
• Then add drained rice and fry gently so that the rice is coated well in butter and at the same it does not get broken.
• Then add tomatoes, Curd, Salt to taste, turmeric powder, water. Normally for cooking basmati rice we use 1 - 1 & 1/2 ratio but since we have all the vegetables to cook I added 1-2 ratio of water.
• Pressure cook the rice and garnish with Coriander leaves.

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