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Vegetable Biryani

Sukaina Nasser Mamado
Vegetable Biryani is a bold and flavorful Indian rice dish with bell peppers, peas, carrots and potatoes in a spiced rice dish made with turmeric, garam masala and other warm spices.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Rice Dishes
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups rice,washed and soaked for 1/2 hours   1 tablespoon heaped garam masala powder salt to taste 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3/4 cups cups oi
  • 1 tin peeled tomatoes,chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • few strands of saffron
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon heaped garam masala powder
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 green chillies
  • 2 cups yoghurt
  • 1 aubergine,small
  • 1 courgette,small
  • 4-5 okra(bhinda)
  • 2 small potatoes,peeled
  • few cauliflower florets
  • 1/2 green pepper
  • 4 pods of cardamom (whole garam masala)
  • 4 sticks of cinnamon (whole garam masala)
  • 4 cloves (whole garam masala)
  • 1/2 red pepper
  • 1,1/2 large onion,sliced lengthwise 
  • 1/2 onion,chopped
  • pinch of yellow food coloring 

Instructions
 

  • Mix together half the quantity of whole garam masala, yoghurt ,tomatoes. tomato puree, green chillies, chopped onion, some saffron, a little yellow colouring, garlic, ginger and salt
  • Cook on very low heat for 25-30 minutes until the sauce Is blended
  • Heat the oil and fry the sliced onions to a rich brown colour and leave aside
  • Cut potatoes, courgette, okra, aubergine and green and red peppers into round slices
  • Quick fry all the vegetables separately end then mix into the sauce above
  • Mix the fried onions (leaving some aside) end cook on low heat for about 10 minutes
  • Add lemon juice and garam masala powder to the vegetable masala and leave aside
  • Parboil drained rice In plenty of salted water and drain
  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil with the remaining half of the whole garam masala until they splutter
  • Pour this over the rice 
  • Mix the remaining food colouring end saffron in 1/4 cupwater
  • Sprinkle this and the remaining fried onions over the rice, simmer over very low heat for about 15 minutes
  • Serve The vegetable masala on a bed of rice
Keyword biryani, vegetable