{"id":3594,"date":"2016-11-05T21:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T05:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/?p=3594"},"modified":"2016-11-05T21:23:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T05:23:36","slug":"veg_biriyani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/veg_biriyani\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetable Biriyani"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"veg-biriyani\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pretty recently I realized that one of the favorite main course dish of vegetarians- the Vegetable<\/strong> Biryani <\/strong>!!. Here is it, Veg Dum Biryani enriched with Paneer and crispy fried bread pieces. This one course meal is a perfect choice for family gatherings and even for kids lunch boxes \u2026<\/p>\n

Ingredients <\/strong><\/p>\n

For rice: –<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Basmati rice \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: 3 Cup<\/li>\n
  2. Chopped Onion : \u00bd of small onion<\/li>\n
  3. Ginger \u2013garlic paste : 1 \u00bd T- Sp<\/li>\n
  4. Ghee \/oil \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : 2 Tbl- Sp<\/li>\n
  5. Mint leaves \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: 15<\/li>\n
  6. Whole garam masala (cardamom 2, cinnamon 1, cinnamon 2, bay leaves 2)<\/li>\n
  7. Coconut milk \u00a0 \u00a0: \u00bd Cup<\/li>\n
  8. Water \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : 3 \u00bd Cup<\/li>\n
  9. Salt for taste<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For masala: –<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Chopped onion \u00a0 \u00a0: 1 (small)<\/li>\n
    2. Chopped tomato : 1 (medium)<\/li>\n
    3. Green chilly \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: 3<\/li>\n
    4. Mixed veg \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : 1 \u00bd \u00a0Cup (potato, carrot, beans)<\/li>\n
    5. Paneer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: 1 \u00bd \u00a0Cup<\/li>\n
    6. Chopped mint \u00a0 \u00a0 : 15 leaves<\/li>\n
    7. Ginger-garlic paste : 1 Tbl- Sp<\/li>\n
    8. Vinegar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: 1 T- Sp<\/li>\n
    9. Chilli powder \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: 1 Tbl- Sp<\/li>\n
    10. Turmeric powder : \u00bc t-Sp<\/li>\n
    11. Garam masala \u00a0 : \u00bd T- Sp<\/li>\n
    12. Coconut milk(thin) : 1 Cup<\/li>\n
    13. Thick coconut milk : \u00bd Cup<\/li>\n
    14. Salt for taste<\/li>\n
    15. Ghee\/oil \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : 1 \u00bd Tbl- Sp(Adjust)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For seasoning:-<\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. Thinly sliced onion : 1 (medium)<\/li>\n
      2. Cashews : 15<\/li>\n
      3. Raisins \u00a0 \u00a0: 20<\/li>\n
      4. Bread slices : 2<\/li>\n
      5. Ghee\/oil for frying<\/li>\n
      6. Ghee for sprinkling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Wash and soak the rice for about 15 minutes.<\/li>\n
        • Heat oil\/ghee in a pressure cooker and add the whole masala, fry it for about 20 seconds.<\/li>\n
        • Then add the onion along with ginger along with garlic paste and saut\u00e9 the onion till translucent.<\/li>\n
        • Add the mint leaves and saut\u00e9 it.<\/li>\n
        • Dilute the coconut milk with water and add this to the pressure cooker.<\/li>\n
        • Add the rice and salt; mix it.<\/li>\n
        • Close the lid and wait for 1 whistle, then reduce the flame to low and wait for another 1 minute. (this extra 1 minute needed only for gas stove). If you are using coil stove top, only 1 whistle needed, after that switch off the stove and keep it in the stove itself.<\/li>\n
        • After the pressure releases, open the cooker and transfer the rice into a wide plate \/tray.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Masala:-<\/em><\/p>\n

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          • Now heat oil\/ghee in a pan and saut\u00e9 the onion along with ginger-garlic and green chilli, till onions became brown.<\/li>\n
          • Add the tomatoes, saut\u00e9 it until smashed well.<\/li>\n
          • Add the chilli powder and turmeric powder; fry it for a minute.<\/li>\n
          • Add the vegetables along with salt and stir it.<\/li>\n
          • Add the thin coconut milk and close the lid and cook it. Stir it in between to avoid sticking in the pan.<\/li>\n
          • Now add the mint leaves along with paneer pieces and vinegar, close the lid and cook it for another 3-4 minutes.<\/li>\n
          • If there is any excess water, dry it off to make a thick masala.<\/li>\n
          • Finally add the thick coconut milk and mix it. Take it out and keep it aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            For dum:-<\/em><\/p>\n

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            • Spread oil in an oven safe dish\/tray and put one layer of rice, and after that one layer of masala.<\/li>\n
            • Sprinkle some ghee on top of the masala and spread another.<\/li>\n
            • Repeat this for another layer of masala and rice.<\/li>\n
            • On the top a layer of rice, spread the fried onion, cashews and raisins along with some chopped mint leaves.<\/li>\n
            • Sprinkle ghee and cover tray tightly with aluminum foil\/tray cover.<\/li>\n
            • Preheat the oven into 400 degree Fahrenheit and bake it for about 25 minutes.<\/li>\n
            • Add the fried bread pieces on top at the time of serving the biriyani.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Tips :<\/p>\n

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              • Before adding to the masala keep the paneer pieces in hot water, it will help the paneer to be soft.<\/li>\n
              • I soaked the rice for about 15 minutes. so I needed total 4 cups of water including coconut milk. The water quantity may vary each rice. Typical ratio is 1 cup rice =1.5 cup of water.<\/li>\n
              • Can adjust the quantity of vegitable and paneer.<\/li>\n
              • Spreading the rice in a wide plate\/tray is very important, it will make the rice non-sticky.<\/li>\n
              • The number of layering of rice\/masala is personal choice. First and last layer should be rice.<\/li>\n
              • Sprinkling the ghee will give the biriyani, more taste and aroma.<\/li>\n
              • I chopped the bread into small pieces for frying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Pretty recently I realized that one of the favorite main course dish of vegetarians- the Vegetable Biryani !!. Here is it, Veg Dum Biryani enriched with Paneer and crispy fried bread pieces. This one course meal is a perfect choice for family gatherings and even for kids lunch boxes \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,10,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival-dishes","category-main-course","category-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3594"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3599,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3594\/revisions\/3599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}