Vegetable Briyani

This is a delicious Biryani (spiced rice dish) which is the perfect main meal and a classic Indian restaurant favorite. It helps the spices to infuse the rice, and creates a wonderful aromatic favour. Indian food is filled with the rich, savory and healthy spices that we need to add to our everyday meals. 

However, during the week when we’re tired and rushed, it’s can be hard to find the inspiration. Even though our pantries are crammed full, our minds still come up a blank. Not to worry, here’s a fast and flavorful idea for Simple Vegetable Biryani. I’ve made this biryani with cauliflower, carrots and potato, but feel free to mix it up with other flavours also.

You can try other rice recipes on my blog like

Carrot Rice

Beetroot rice

Tomato pulao

Brown rice Pulihora

Methi rice

Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	20 mins	6 persons

Recipe Course: Main dish

Recipe type: South Indian cuisine

Ingredients Basmati rice - 2 cups Onions -2 no’s Tomato -2 no’s Green chilies -4 no’s Ginger garlic paste -1 tbsp. Cauliflower florets -1 cup Chopped carrots – ½ cup Chopped beans  - ¼ cup Fresh or frozen peas – ½ cup Potatoes – ¼ cup Curd – ¼ cup Chopped mint leaves – ¼ cup Cilantro leaves – handful Water – 4 cups Spice mix powders Red chili powder – ½ tsp Turmeric powder  - 1/8 tsp Garam masala powder – 2 tsp Salt – to taste Seasonings Ghee / oil – 2 tbsp. Cinnamon stick -1 no Cardamom pods -2 no’s Bay leaves -2 no’s

Method

1. Wash the rice and soak in sufficient water and keep aside for 30 minutes. 

2. Drain the rice completely in a colander. Keep all the ingredients ready.

3. Heat a pan with ghee or oil, add all the items under”seasonings”and fry for few seconds. 

4. Now add some onions and green chillies, fry for few more minutes followed by ginger garlic paste.

5. Add one tbsp. of coriander and one tbsp. of mint. Season to taste and set aside. 

6.Add the yoghurt and cook for a further sometime. 

7. Add ½ cup water, potato, carrot, and cauliflower and remaining veggies.

8. Continue to simmer until the vegetables are barely tender, adding a little more water if necessary to prevent sticking. 

9. After two minutes stir in the tomatoes.

10. Cook till tomatoes are cooked till nice and soft.Cook till veggies are done (almost 90% cooked, don't cook them completely). Now add all the Spice mix powders, give its quick stir.

11. After 30 minutes,add the soaked and drained rice.with sufficient water in a vessel (to cook rice) along with the salt and spices. 

12. Keep it on medium flame, pressure cook in a medium flame.

13. Enjoy your tasty and delicious vegetable briyani.

Serving suggestions

Vegetable Biryani is also good with  hard-boiled eggs

Raw cut onions and lemons.

Notes

• It can be made vegan by using vegetable oil rather than ghee or butter. 
• If you have fresh broccoli in the fridge, use those instead.