Vegetable Biriyani is one of the rich variety rice in Indian Cuisine. Vegetable rich rice with aromatic spices gives a wonderful flavour for the dish. The main difference between Pulao and Biriyani is that Biriyani has layers. Biriyani has a layer of vegetables sandwiched between 2 layers of rice.
Vegetable Biriyani Recipe | How to make Vegetable Biriyani
Generally biriyani is cooked in low flame for sometime so that the layers gets cooked nicely and all the flavours gets nicely absorbed. Its been so long I have been thinking of publishing this recipe. But everytime I was so absentminded and missed to take snap of few steps and hence I have not published. This time, I am so cautious and took all the snaps and hence I am sharing step by step photos and instructions of how to make the popular and hyderabadi style Vegetable Biriyani.
Vegetable Biriyani Recipe | How to make Vegetable Biriyani
Preparation and Yield:Preparation time 20 mins
Cooking Time 45 mins
Servings 5
Vegetable Biriyani Recipe | How to make Vegetable Biriyani
Ingredients:Basmati Rice 1 Cups**
Mint Leaves 1/2 Cup
Onion 3 medium sized
Carrot 1
Beans 10-12
Potato 2 medium sized
Green Peas 1/4 Cup
Ginger-Garlic Paste 1 tablespoon
Broccoli Florets 1/2 Cup
Sour Curd 3/4 Cup
Garam Masala 3 teaspoon
Cardamom Powder 1 teaspoon
Saffron Threads 10
Green Chillies 2
Red Chilli Powder 1 teaspoon
Bay Leaf 3
Shahi Jeera / Cumin Seeds 2 teaspoon
Salt To taste
Oil 1/4 Cup
Ghee 2 tablespoon
Whole Black Pepper 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder 1/4 teaspoon
Vegetable Biriyani Recipe | How to make Vegetable Biriyani
Method:
- Peel and Chop the onions to thin slices. Peel and chop the potatoes into bigger cubes. Peel and carrot into bigger pieces. Chop the beans into half inch pieces. Soak the basmati rice in water for 15 minutes. The onions need to be deep fried in oil till they are golden brown color. Take these onions and keep it in a paper towel to drain excess oil