Name: Kerala Simple Vegetable Biriyani
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice; 1 no Carrot; 1/2 of Cauliflower; 1/2 cup Green peas; 1/2 cup Beans (finely choppped); 4 nos Onion (finely chopped, medium); 3 nos Tomato (finely chopped, medium); 1 tbsp Garlic paste; 1 tbsp Ginger paste; 2 nos Green chillies; 1/2 tbsp Garam masala; 2 tbsp Yoghurt; 1 cup Coriander leaves; 1/4 cup Mint leaves (Pudhina); 1/4 cup Ghee; 2 tsp Lime juice; Salt (As reqd)

Kerala Simple Vegetable Biriyani

Kerala style biriyani

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Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Basmati rice
1 no Carrot
1/2 of Cauliflower
1/2 cup Green peas
1/2 cup Beans finely choppped
4 nos Onion finely chopped, medium
3 nos Tomato finely chopped, medium
1 tbsp Garlic paste
1 tbsp Ginger paste
2 nos Green chillies
1/2 tbsp Garam masala
2 tbsp Yoghurt
1 cup Coriander leaves
1/4 cup Mint leaves Pudhina
1/4 cup Ghee
2 tsp Lime juice
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Steam the vegetables and cook green peas.
Fry onion in the ghee.
When it turns golden brown, put garlic-ginger-green chilly paste and fry for 2 mins.
Add tomato, garam masala, salt, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
Cook for a few minutes.
Add yoghurt.
Put cooked veg in this masala.
For rice
Boil water in another vessel.
Add enough salt, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1 cardamom crushed, 2 small pieces of clove, 2 cinnamons, and 1 spoon ghee in this.
Cook rice until it is done and drain.
:- Take care the rice not to be sticky.
Heat a little ghee in a pan or a kadai.
Put a little of cooked rice and spread 1 tsp limejuice over it.
Put one layer of the veg masala above that and repeat the process till the rice and masala are over.
Close the lid tightly and heat on a low flame for about 10 mins.
Mix before serve.
:- Serve with yoghurt mixed with chopped onion and tomato, and pudina chammanthi or pickle.

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ieeeee May 13, 2008

veery bad.

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Neena October 19, 2008

This was a fantastic recipe. Turned out really well. I love this website. Thanks a lot.

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Jinz January 9, 2010

Excellent Recipe !!

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nisha October 27, 2006

Thank you very much for the recipe.it turned out really good.my friends really loved it.


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sajna July 5, 2007

All the learners out there, u can give this a try. Its worth it.

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Juby March 9, 2008

I have tried this recipe and came out very well!! Thaanks for posting this.

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Nisha October 27, 2006

It`s a very good recipe. I tried it and came out very well. One suggestion, you have written rice cooking and masala preparation at a stretch thats bit confusing. If you will write it seperate that will be good.

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priscilla April 3, 2007

hi, i have never made a veggy biriyani before..when i read ur recipe i thought it would be worth a try..i did and voila!! it came out soo good!! thanks to u…keep up the good work and bring out more good recipes like this..

4.12 from 9 votes (9 ratings without comment)

Kerala Simple Vegetable Biriyani