Italian Biryani

Name: Italian Biryani
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups Long Grain basmati rice half cooked; 1 tablespoon All-purpose flour; 3-4 tablespoons Grated Mozzarella cheese; 1 Finely chopped onion; 2 Finely chopped tomatoes; 1 cup Finely chopped french beans,1/2 cup Capsicum; 4-5 teaspoons Finely chopped garlic; 1 tablespoon Finely chopped carrot; 2 tablespoons Sweet corn; 1 teaspoon Chilli flakes; 1 teaspoon Oregano; 1 teaspoon Crushed black pepper; 1 teaspoon Salt approximately; 2 tablespoons Olive oil or butter; 2-3 cups Milk; 10-15 Fried cashew nuts; 1 tablespoon Mint leaves ,few pomegranate seeds

Sadhana Mohindra @cook_12095969

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Sadhana Mohindra @cook_12095969

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Ingredients

Total 30 minutes.

4 servings

4 cupsLong Grain basmati rice half cooked
1 tablespoonAll-purpose flour
3-4 tablespoonsGrated Mozzarella cheese
1Finely chopped onion
2Finely chopped tomatoes
1 cupFinely chopped french beans,1/2 cup Capsicum
4-5 teaspoonsFinely chopped garlic
1 tablespoonFinely chopped carrot
2 tablespoonsSweet corn
1 teaspoonChilli flakes
1 teaspoonOregano
1 teaspoonCrushed black pepper
1 teaspoonSalt approximately
2 tablespoonsOlive oil or butter
2-3 cupsMilk
10-15Fried cashew nuts
1 tablespoonMint leaves ,few pomegranate seeds

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Steps

Total 30 minutes.

1

Assemble all the spices and grated Mozzarella cheese required.
wash basmati rice and soak in four cups of water for 10 to 15 minutes.
Add two teaspoons of butter or olive oil to soak rice and cook 90%.Chop vegetables.
2

For preparing whites sauce, heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan and saute' all-purpose flour for 2 to 3 minutes and switch off the heat
Now add one teaspoon of finely chopped garlic, 2 cups of milk, salt according to taste, some Oregano and some Crushed black pepper powder to sauteed all-purpose flour.
Mix it well and prepare a smooth mixture
Cook this mixture on low heat with consistent stirring to avoid any kind of lumps
After sometime the mixture will start boiling.
3

Now at this point, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of grated Mozzarella cheese, mix well and switch off the heat. The white sauce is ready. Now heat some butter, and add one teaspoon of garlic and finely chopped onion to it. Saute' till transparent.
Now add, one by one all the finely chopped veggies and sweet corns.Crushed black pepper, salt according to taste, oregano or mixed herbs. Mix well and cook for some time.
4

For layering take a microwave safe dish, and arrange the first layer of half cooked rice in bottom.
Now spread a layer of cooked veggies all over.
Now spread a layer of white sauce.
5

Repeat this process for 2 to 3 times and lastly cover it with white sauce and top it with lots of grated Mozzarella cheese
See how beautifully the layers can be seen.
Sprinkle some Chilli flakes, Mixed Herbs and fried cashew nuts on top.
Cover the dish with lid and microwave it for 10 to 15 minutes on high temperature.
6

Lastly garnish with some mint leaves,pomegranate seeds,and serve hot immediately.
Enjoy yummy Italian biryani.