Veg Dum Biryani

Flavours and spices loaded veg Dum Biryani..... Hyderabad special....treat your tastebuds with this tasty veg Biryani!!!

Ingredients

Basmanti rice 1 cup

Mixed vegetables (carrot,beans, cauliflower,potato,green peas) 1 cup

Onion 2

Ginger garlic paste 3 tbsp

Coriander 2 tbsp

Mint leaves 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Garam masala 1 tbsp

Cinnamon 2inch piece

Cardamom3

Saunf 1tsp

Cloves 4

Star anise2

Bay leaf 2

Javitri 1

Saffron 1pinch

Green chilli 3

Curd 1/4 cup

Tumeric Powder 1/2 tsp

Dry red chilli powder 1/2 tsp

Dhania powder 1/2 tsp

Jeera powder 1/2 tsp

Oil 3 tbsp

Ghee 1 tbsp

Method

For marination of vegetables

Marinate vegetables in curd,salt,chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder,ginger garlic paste, dhania powder jeera powder for 30 minutes.

Marinated vegetables

Boil basmanti rice in water along with whole spices like cardamom,cinnamon, bay leaf,saunf,javitri, cloves.cook the rice till 70%cooked .

Drain the rice and keep aside.save the drained water for later use.

Heat a kadai, add oil, whole spices

cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf,saunf,javitri, cloves and saute till flavours release.

Add onions and saute till golden brown.Add green chilli, vegetables, coriander and mint leaves.Saute in high flame until flavours are released.

Take a pan and layer with parcooked basmati rice and sauteyed vegetables.Alternate rice and vegetable layers.

Add ghee,saffron water,one cup water and cook by covering the pan with muslin cloth.This method of cooking is called giving Dum.It helps in sealing the flavours in the biryani.

Saffron soaked water

Dum cooking

Cook for 10-15 minutes in low flame till water is absorbed completely and vegetable and rice is fully cooked.

Remove lid and serve hot biryani with some raita and salad.

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