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Kerala Simple Vegetable Biriyani

Kerala style biriyani
Prep Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice
  • 1 no Carrot
  • 1/2 of Cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup Green peas
  • 1/2 cup Beans finely choppped
  • 4 nos Onion finely chopped, medium
  • 3 nos Tomato finely chopped, medium
  • 1 tbsp Garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp Ginger paste
  • 2 nos Green chillies
  • 1/2 tbsp Garam masala
  • 2 tbsp Yoghurt
  • 1 cup Coriander leaves
  • 1/4 cup Mint leaves Pudhina
  • 1/4 cup Ghee
  • 2 tsp Lime juice
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Steam the vegetables and cook green peas.
  • Fry onion in the ghee.
  • When it turns golden brown, put garlic-ginger-green chilly paste and fry for 2 mins.
  • Add tomato, garam masala, salt, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
  • Cook for a few minutes.
  • Add yoghurt.
  • Put cooked veg in this masala.
  • For rice
  • Boil water in another vessel.
  • Add enough salt, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1 cardamom crushed, 2 small pieces of clove, 2 cinnamons, and 1 spoon ghee in this.
  • Cook rice until it is done and drain.
  • :- Take care the rice not to be sticky.
  • Heat a little ghee in a pan or a kadai.
  • Put a little of cooked rice and spread 1 tsp limejuice over it.
  • Put one layer of the veg masala above that and repeat the process till the rice and masala are over.
  • Close the lid tightly and heat on a low flame for about 10 mins.
  • Mix before serve.
  • :- Serve with yoghurt mixed with chopped onion and tomato, and pudina chammanthi or pickle.
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