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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Kerala Simple Vegetable Biriyani