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Kerala Tasty Vegetable Biriyani

Simple but tasty biriyani
Prep Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium Biriyani rice 1 cup of rice - 2 cups of water
  • 2 nos Onion
  • 1 no Tomato
  • 5 nos Green chillies
  • 5 nos Garlic pods
  • Ginger A small piece
  • Coriander leaves
  • Mint(Pudhina) leaves

Vegetables:-

  • 1 no Carrot
  • 10 nos French beans cut them into small cubes
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1 no Cinnamon Karugapatta
  • 4 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 1 big Bay leaves Karuga/Vazhana ela
  • Ajinomotto A pinch
  • 5 nos Cashewnuts
  • 5 nos Raisins Onakkamunthiri
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Grind onion to make a paste.
  • Make a paste of green chillies and garlic separately.
  • Wash the rice and let the water leave it completely.
  • Fry the rice in ghee till it is light brown. Keep it aside.
  • Fry cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf in a pan or a kadai.
  • Fry garlic paste till the initial strong smell leaves.
  • Fry green chilli paste followed by the onion paste and fry them together, till the strong smell of onion leaves.
  • Add garam masala and fry.
  • Make a puree of the tomato and fry it with the masala.
  • :- If u want u can add a bit of ghee.
  • Add a small bunch of coriander leaves and a bit of salt to the masala.
  • Add the fried rice and the vegetables and mix them together.
  • Keep the gas to sim for 2 mins.
  • Take the pressure cooker and add the above contents in it.
  • Add 2 cups of water, a pinch of ajinomotto(optional), a small bunch of coriander leaves, a small bunch of pudhina leaves and salt.
  • Cook it upto 3 whistles.
  • Garnish it with cashews and raisins fried in ghee.
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