Directions: |
Directions:1) Add basmati rice in water and soak for 30 min
2) Add carrots, green beans, cauliflower & curd into a bowl.
3) Add all masala : salt, turmeric, chilli powder, cinnamon (2 pcs), cardamon (5 pcs), jeera, garlic paste, ginger paste, cardamom powder, green chilli (2 pcs), mint leaves (3/4 cup)
4) Mix everything well and keep it on side to marinate it,
5) Pour oil into pan and heat it
6) Once oil is heated, add chopped oinions and stir till onions are starting to turn brown
7) Drain oil and save it. Keep browned onions on side
8) Add cardamon, cinnamon, green chili, little salt and 1 tbsp oil which you just saved after frying onions (This will add flavor)
10) Add brown onions into bigger cooking pan/wok. (Keep few fried onions on side to use later). Add 3 tbsp oil and then add all marinated vegetables.
11) Cook for about 4 min. on high heat. Do not overcook otherwise vegetables will be too soft. You want to keep vegetables little raw.
12) Turn off gas and add green peas. Mix well.
13) Remove chilli, cinnamon, cardamom from boiling water
14) Cook rice. Keep gas on full and cook until rice are about 80% done. Turn off gas. Spread all vegetables evenly.
15) Add 80% cooked rice on top of cooked veg. pan/wok. Make sure to cover all vegetables and layer of rice is uniform. Do not stir!
16) Add pinch of saffron into 2 tbsp milk and mix it well. Pour it over rice.
17) Pour 3 tbsp of onion cooked oil on top of rice
18) add few mint leaves & fried onions on top of rice
18) Make dough by adding water into wheat flour. Not too soft of a dough.
19) Put flour dough on edge of pan/wok and put lid on top of it to seal the steam.
20) Cook for 1 min on high heat and continue cooking for about 5 min on low heat
21) Once done, remove it from stove and cut through the dough to open the lid
22) Carefully using a very thin spatula, cut the biryani from one side at an angle so you can scoop out rice & vegetables.
23) keep scooping out from same direction to scoop out more biryani
Enjoy!!! You can also enjoy with raita on the side... |
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