Friday, May 28, 2010

Easy to Cook - Veg Biryani

Ingredients:
This recipe serves for 2 persons.
1 cup basmati rice soaked in water for 10-15 mins
Some vegetables (2 potatoes, 2-3 capsicum,1 carrot, 1/2 cup green peas, few french beans) in short any vegetables your taste prefers
1-2 Bay Leaves, 1 inch cinamon stick, 3-4 clove , 4-5 whole black pepper
1 tea spoon jeera(whole cumin)
1/2 onion finely chopped,
1 tomato chopped
1 1/2 tea spoon Coriander powder
1 1/2 spoon any Biryani or Pulav Masala (optional )
1/2 tea spon cumin powder (optional)
1/2 tea spoon red chilli powder or 1-2 green chilly whatever preferred.
1/2 tea spoon tumeric powder
2 table spoon Ghee
Salt to taste

Recipe:
1. Heat the Pan (You ca use the pressure cooker itself )
2. Add ghee and let it melt, then add whole cumin, bay leaves, cinamon stick, cloves and wole black pepper. Mix well for 1-2 seconds
3. Add chopped onion and cook till the onion turns translucent.
4. Add tomatoes and then add tumeric, coriander powder, red chilli powder or green chilli and mix well. Add little salt.
5. Mix all the vegetables.
6. Add salt and mix well.
7. Add rice and 2 cup water. Then add the Biryani or Pulav Masala.
8. If cooking in pan cover the Pan with lid and let it cook for 15 mins(till the rice is cooked well). In pressure cooker cook for 2-3 whistels, then close.
9. Serve it with Veg Raita or Pickle.

Njoy cooking.. :)
Ashwin