Veg Biryani

Veg  Biryani

Simple and easy Pressure Cooker Veg Biryani…..!!!!!

Preparation time: 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Basmati rice: 3 cups

Onion: 4 nos

Green chillies: 3 nos

Ginger garlic paste: 2 tspn

Tomato: 1 no

Whole garam masala: as required

Suaf : 1/2 tspn

Cumin seeds: ¼ tspn

Oil: 3 tblspn

Ghee: 1 tblspn

Red Chilly powder: 2 tblspn

Coriander powder: 1 tblspn

Turmeric powder: ½ tspn

Coriander leaves: 5 strands

Mint leaves : 5 strands

Salt as required

Juice of 1 lemon

Curd 3 tblspn

Beans, carrot and green peas : 2 cups

Pre-preparation:

v  Slice the onion, green chilies, vegetables  and tomato

v  Soak the rice for half an hour

Preparation:

v  Heat the pressure cooker and add oil and ghee.

v  Once the oil and ghee is heated up add the whole garam masalas along with cumin seeds and sauf

v  Add ginger garlic paste and sauté well

v  Add onion and green chilly and sauté till the onion’s color changes to light brown

v  Add tomato and sauté well

v  Add the chopped vegetables  and mix with the onion and tomato masala for 5mins

v  Add the water measured in the ratio of 1:1.5 that is for 3 cups of rice 4.5 cups of water and bring it to boil

v  Once the water is boiled well add the soaked rice, mix gently and add the chopped coriander and mint leaves

v  Check for seasoning and close the lid of the pressure cooker

v  Switch off the flame with 1 whistle in high flame and 1 whistle in low flame.

v  Let it sit for 10 mins. Once the pressure is released completely open the lid and add 1 tspn of ghee on top and gently mix the Biryani

Super delicious Veg Biryani is ready to Serve…!!!