VEG. BIRIYANI (TAMIL NADU STYLE) /CHETTINADU VEG. BIRIYANI

 

 

 

Ingredients:

Rice ---------------------------------------------- 1 cup

Onion ------------------------------------------- 2 medium sized (Chopped)

Tomato (Bangalore) -------------------------- 1 (Chop into small pieces)

Green chilli ------------------------------------- 1 (split into two halves)

Curd ---------------------------------------------- 2 tbsp

Ginger ------------------------------------------- one inch piece

Garlic -------------------------------------------- 5 numbers

Mint leaves ------------------------------------ a handful     

Clove -------------------------------------------- 4 -5 numbers

Cinnamon ------------------------------------- 2 numbers

Cardamom ----------------------------------- 5-6 numbers

Cashew nuts --------------------------------- 10 numbers

Turmeric powder ------------------------- ¼ teaspoon

Chilli powder ----------------------------- ½ teaspoon (Add according to the taste, don’t add too much as we are using green chilli too)

Oil ---------------------------------------------- 2 tablespoon (if you are not using ghee, use  4 tbsp of oil)

Ghee ------------------------------------------ 2 tablespoon

Water ----------------------------------------- 2 cups

Salt -------------------------------------------- to taste

 

Preparation:

1.     Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15-20 minutes, drain and keep

2.     Grind mint leaves, ginger, garlic, half of clove, half of cinnamon and half of cardamom into a paste and keep it aside

3.     Pour oil and ghee ( or oil alone) into a pressure cooker

4.     Add the remaining clove, cinnamon, cardamom and stir for a minute

5.     Add chopped onion, green chilli, a little salt and fry till soft

6.     Add cashew nut and stir

7.     Add the paste, which we prepared in step 2 and stir till leaves its raw smell and become dark brown colour

8.     Add tomato and stir till it become soft and mash it well with the other ingredients

9.     Add turmeric powder and chilli powder and stir well

10.Add basmati rice and stir well

    11. Add water and curd and allow it to boil

    12. Taste it and adjust salt as per taste

   13. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and allow for 2 whistles in high flame and reduce the flame to low and 1 whistle in low flame

   14. After 20 - 25 minutes, open the lid of the cooker and serve the dish hot with onion raitha

 

 

This biriyani is a superhero in my family, everyone including my little one likes it very much. So I am sure, your kiddo will also like this biriyani...

Now, you have the recipe to prepare yummy biriyani, prepare for your loved ones….. Don’t forget to tell me your valuable comments…. If you have any doubt also, you can write to me without any hesitation…. J

Thank you Tajel Bharat, my neighbour and friend, for the recipe you taught me around a year back… J