Vegetable Biryani | Vegetable Biryani Recipe

Vegetable Biryani Recipe

    
        The South Indian vegetable biryani is very spicy and tasty. Vegetable biryani is one of my favorite variety rice. I have made it lot's of time in my home and gave to my friends, Everyone liked my vegetable biryani very much. Hope all of you enjoy trying out this version and don't forget to share your valuable comments. Lets try out my recipe.....

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 cup

Onion (medium sized) - 2 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 2 (finely chopped)
Green chilly - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Mixed vegetables -1 1/2 cup (cut into small pieces)
(carrot, potato, beans, cauliflower, green peas)
Mint / pudina leaves - handful
Coriander leaves - handful
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
garam masala powder or biriyani masala powder - 1 or 2 tsp
Salt - as required

For the Seasoning

Oil or vanaspati - 2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1 (small sized)
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - a inch piece
Cardamom - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Preparation :

• Heat oil in pressure cooker, add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, fennel seeds and saute it for a minute.
• Then add chopped onion and saute it till golden brown.
• Then add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and saute until it turns soft and mushy.
• Now add coriander leaves, mint leaves, mixed vegetables and saute it for another 5 minutes.
• After that add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder(or biryani masala powder) and mix it well.  
• Add basmati rice and water. (for 1 of cup rice add 2 cup of water 1:2)
• Add salt as required. (Taste that water and add salt as required)
• Close the cooker and cook it for 3 whistles. (1 whistle in high flame and another two whistles inlow flame)
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Now tasty vegetable biryani is ready to serve with raitha. 

Note

• Use the same cup to add basmati rice and water.
• You can use the coconut milk instead of water. 
• You can also use the 50% of coconut milk and 50% of water instead of water.