Vegetable Briyani

9:51 PM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

This is a cooker briyani, quick and easy, no compromise in taste.

Ingredients:

• Briyani Rice - 1 cup
• Chopped carrot - 1/2 cup
• Chopped potato - 1/2 cup
• Peas - 1/8 cup
• Curd - 3 tsp or coconut milk - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 2
• Tomato - 1
• Bay leaf - 1
• Cinnamon - 1
• Salt as required
• Chilli powder - 3/4 tsp or less
• Ghee - 2 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Water - 1 1/2 cups 

To grind:

• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
• Garlic pods - 3
• Ginger - little
• Green chilli - 1
• Cashew - 5

Method:

• Soak briyani rice for 15 to 30 minutes before cooking.
• Grind everything given under "To grind". Chop onion lengthwise, chop tomato.
• Heat cooker , add ghee and oil, then bay leaf and cinnamon. Add chopped onions and tomatoes, when the tomato juice oozes out, add the ground paste. Saute for 2 minutes, add the vegetables.
• Add curd or coconut milk, add soaked rice, salt, chilli powder, mix everything nicely, add just enough water to cover the briyani, i added  1 1/2 cups. 
• Close the cooker lid and cook for 1 whistle. Switch off the heat and let it stay for 15 minutes.
• Serve briyani with raita or briyani serva.