South Indian Veg Biriyani - How to make Vegetable Biriyani

 South Indian Style Vegetable Biriyani

        Biriyani, a meal that we never get bored off. I'm a kind of person for tasting variety of biriyani and eager to know about that. With that curiosity, here I have shared a simple vegetable biriyani for those who are in very basic level of cooking.

                                                 

Ingredients Required 

Seasoning:

• Oil - 3 to 4 tablespoon
• Ghee - 3 to 4 tablespoon
• Cardamom - 2 to 3
• Cinamon - 2 pieces
• Cloves - 4 to 5
• Bay Leaf - 1
• Star Anise - 1
• Kalpasi - 2 to 3

Vegetables:

• Onion - 3 (medium size)
• Tomato - 4 (medium size)
• vegetables - beans, carrot, peas, cauliflower, potato etc.
• Green chillies - 3 to 4
• Mint leaves - handful
• Coriander leaves - handful
• Curd - half cup
• Lemon juice - half
• Coconut paste - 1 cup
• Rice - 2 cup

Masala

• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tablespoon
• Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
• Jeera Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Biriyani Masala or Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Making Process of Vegetable Biriyani

Step 1: Add oil and ghee in pressure cooker.

Step 2: When the oil becomes heat, add seasoning ingredients.

Step 3: Wait a while, and add onion.

Step 4: Saute well, till its becomes pinkish golden brown color.

Step 5: Add ginger garlic paste and stir fry until you feel the nice aroma of it.

Step 6: Then, put all the vegetables you have chosen.

Step 7: Stir fry for a minute and add chopped tomatoes.

Step 8: Once it is mashed, add a bunch of mint and coriander leaves.

Step 9: Finally, sprinkle add all the masalas and wait till the oil separates.

Step 10: For making the rice to a soft texture, add half cup of curd and lemon.

Step 11: Mix it well, add water and coconut paste. If you take basmati rice, add one and half cup water for 1 cup of rice. I have taken normal boiled rice (2 cup water for 1 cup of rice).

Step 12: After boiling taste the water, it would be little more salty.

Step 13: At this time, pressure cook it upto 2 whistles (One whistle for basmati rice)

Step 14: When the pressure released, your south Indian style vegetable biriyani is ready to serve.