Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Biryani

Taste of Suppers 2019: Rashmi Agrawal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup white rice can use brown
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 2 carrots grated or diced
  • 3 tomatoes diced
  • 0.25 cup baby tomatoes
  • 1 head of broccoli
  • 0.5 head of cauliflower
  • 0.5 red bell pepper
  • 10 roasted cashews optional for dressing
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, grated
  • 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 0.25 teaspoon cardamom
  • 0.25 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon red chili powder or paprika for less spicy
  • 0.25 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon mint powder substitute fresh chopped mint 1/4 cup
  • 4 stems fresh cilantro for garnish
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 2 two-inch cinnamon sticks
  • 3 whole cardamom pods
  • 1 whole black cardamom pod
  • 2 prices Daggad pool Black Stone Flower

Instructions
 

  • First, prepare the rice. To a pot, add 2 cups water for 1 cup rice (water ratio should be adjusted for rice variety being used). Bring the water to boil, add a little salt.  Reduce flame and cover with lid and let it cook till almost done, but not fully cooked. Set it aside.Chop the broccoli into small pieces. Finely dice the garlic. Heat a pan. Add 1-2 tsp oil and sauté the broccoli with garlic. Add salt to taste. While broccoli is cooking, chop the cauliflower into small pieces. When broccoli is done remove it and repeat the process with cauliflower and set aside. You can sauté broccoli and cauliflower together if you prefer. Next sauté the thinly sliced onions till brown in a tsp of oil. When done, add the carrot and green peas and cook. Add the ginger to the veggies 2 mins before they get done and remove everything from heat and set aside.Combine ground spices: cimmaon, cloves, cardamom, turmeric, red chili powder/paprika, coriander and a little water, mixing until it forms a paste. Set aside.In another large pan (with lid, I used Dutch oven) take 1 tbsp oil. Let it heat. Add all the whole dry spices one by one in the order listed (bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom, Daggad phool) and reduce the flame.  When the cloves start to swell, add all the veggies you cooked above. Add the spice paste and the dry (or fresh mint) and mix and let it cook for a few minutes till spices blend into the veggies.Accompany this dish with Yogurt Beet Sauce (Raita).  (Recipe #876)

Notes

Substitute with any vegetables of your choice.