All About IVFIn simple words, Biryani is a rice and curry casserole. The curry can be meat-based or vegetable-based.
Throughout India, you will find many avatars of Biryani.
Though mostly biryani is layered and cooked but you will also find one pot biryani dishes, specifically in the southern parts of India. Here the biryani is cooked much like the way a pulao is made by adding all the ingredients in a pot and cooking them.
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Biryani, though usually made with meat is also made with seafood, eggs, paneer (cottage cheese), mushrooms and vegetables.
In some versions of biryani, the curry or gravy is made with both eggs and vegetables or meat and vegetables.
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The spices, aromatics, flavoring ingredients also differ widely from state to state in India. Example in South India you will see the addition of curry leaves, black pepper, coconut milk, cilantro etc. So no two biryani dishes will taste the same.
Sometimes biryani is made using a special type of spice blend known as the Biryani Masala. This spice blend is made by grinding aromatic whole spices which are usually added in a biryani.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 2 bay leaf / tej patta
- 2 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
- 1 star anise
- 5 cloves / lavang
- 4 cardamom / elachi
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger – garlic paste
- 5 beans (chopped)
- 10 florets gobi / cauliflower
- ¼ cup peas / mattar
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 1 potato (cubed)
- 3 mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 cup curd / yogurt
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- 2 tsp biryani masala
- salt to taste
- 6 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- 20 mint / pudina leaves (roughly chopped)
- 6 tbsp onions (fried)
- 1½ cups basmati rice (soaked 30 minutes)
- 2 tbsp saffron water
- 2 cups water
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INSTRUCTIONS
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firstly, in a large cooker heat ghee and saute spices.
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further, saute onions and ginger – garlic paste well.
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additionally, add in mixed vegetables and saute till all vegetables shrinks.
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now add in curd keeping flame on low.
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also add in spice powder and salt to taste. mix well.
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also add in coriander leaves, mint leaves and fried onions.
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spread soaked basmati rice.
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further sprinkle biryani masala powder and salt.
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also place in coriander leaves, mint and fried onions.
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additionally, pour in saffron water and ghee.
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pour water and simmer for 25 minutes.
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finally, serve veg biryani prepared in cooker along with raita.
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