Vegetable Briyani/Vegetable Biriyani

Vegetable Briyani :

        This recipe is a quick one which you can make at the morning for your husband's , kids lunch box. Vegetable briyani is easy to make, the only thing is you want to have ginger garlic paste in your hand. I use to store the Ginger Garlic paste in the fridge for more than a week and I never go with the ready made ginger garlic paste available in stores. Since it can be used for kurmas and for other recipes I use to store in the refrigerator. This recipe will consume less time to make . My kids( Seyon and Raini ) loves this yummy Briyani. Even they don't need of any other side dish too. Hope the list seems to be a long one but don't worry every spices which I have listed here will be in your kitchen. I swear you!!. Now let us see how to make this yummy and finger licking  briyani.

Ingredients:

1. Vegetables - Beans, carrot, potato, green peas, cauliflower(each 100 g)
2. Onion - 1 medium size(chopped)
3. Green Chillies - 2
4. Tomato - 1 
5. Ghee - 1 tsp
6. Oil - 1 tbsp
7. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
8. Fennel seeds  - 1/2 tsp
9. Cinamon - small stick
10. Cardamom - 2 nos
11. Cloves - 2 nos
12. Bay leaf - 1 no
13. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
14. Basmathi rice - 2 cups
15. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
16. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
17. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
18. Coriander leaves and mint leaves - one handful
19. Salt - as required

Method:

• Wash the basmati rice and keep it aside.
• Chop the vegetables, onion, tomato and be ready with it.
• Take a pressure cooker and heat ghee and oil in it.
• Add the spices cardamom, cinnamon. cloves, bay leaf cumin seeds and fennel seeds. Let it temper.
• Now add the chopped onions and saute for a minute.
  
• Add Tomato chopped in cubes.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell disappears.
• Now add all the chopped vegetables and saute till.
  
  
  
  
• Saute for a minute.
• Now add the chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and add the mint leaves and coriander leaves and mix it well.
• now add the washed basmati rice and add 4 cups of water. 
  
• Add the required amount of salt and  close the lid and put the whistle.
• Wait for a whistle and then make it in a simmer for  5 minutes.
• Wait till the whistle settles down. 
  
• You can serve this with onion raitha.
  

Chicken Briyani/Spicy Chicken Briyani/ Restaurant Taste Chicken Briyani

Chicken Briyani

OH! Yummy Chicken Briyani !!! If any non-vegeterian is there who wont love chicken briyani. I love Chicken Briyani. Of Course the word "Briyani"  itself make our mouth watering. If i invite any one to my home our first choice would be chicken briyani or mutton briyani (if they are non-vegetarian). Here I am Going to share the way of making chicken briyani.

Ingredients:

·        Basmati rice -2 cups

·        Chicken-1/2 kg

·        Ghee- 2-3tsp

·        Oil-1tblsp

·        Cloves(Lavangam)-4

·        Cinnamon(Pattai)-1 inch

·        Bay leaf-2

·        Marathi moghu-2

·        Sanuf(Perunjeeragam)-1/2tsp

·        Cumin(jeeragam)-1/2 tsp

·        Onion-4(finely chopped)

·        Ginger Garlic paste-2tsp

·        Green Chilli sliced-1

·        Tomato-4(finely chopped)

·        Red Chilli powder-1/2tsp

·        Briyani Masala powder-1/2tsp

·        Mint leaves-1 cup

·        Coriander leaves-1 cup

·        curd-1 cup

·        Ajinomoto - pinch(optional)

Method:

1.     Wash Basmati rice and drain the water completely.

2.     Heat ghee in a pan and add basmati rice,fry till light brown in low flame.

3.     Take the rice from the pan and keep aside.

4.     Add 2-3 tsp of ghee and 3tsp of oil and heat it.

5.     Add cloves,cinnamon,cardamom,bay leaf,marathi moghu,sanuf and cumin.

6.     Wait till it crackles and add chopped onions.

7.     Fry the onions till golden brown.

8.     Add mint and coriander leaves and saute it.

9.     Add ginger garlic paste and saute it raw smell disappears.

10. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft and mushy.

11. Add the briyani masala powder and mix well.

12. Now add the washed chicken,curd and add salt.

13. Leave it for few minutes in low flame.

14. Now add the fried basmati rice and stir with the gravy.

15. Add 3 cups of water stir gently.(measurement 2cups of rice 4 cups of water if using in electric rice cooker otherwise  31/2 cup of water)

16. Taste and adjust salt and seasonings.

17. Now add the green chilli and ajinomoto.

18. Close the cooker lid and put it in cook mode.

19.When it comes to warm mode allow it for 5 min and switch off the cooker.

20. If using pressure cooker, then after one whistle simmer the flame for 2-3 min.(need not exceed this timing)

21. Once the pressure goes off, open the lid and fluff the briyani gently.

21. Now yummy chicken briyani with nice aroma was ready to serve!!!!

Note:

v The onions should be fried well.

v Need not want to add water after adding briyani masala powder.

v Here i use aachi briyani masala powder, you can also use sakthi, everest masalas.

v If u need not want to add curd add water instead of it and add 2-3 drops of lemon juice.

v Ajnomoto is optional.

v Serve this with onion or cucumber raitha.