Shahi Vegetable Biryani

Name: Shahi Vegetable Biryani
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3-4 serves
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 11/2 cups Daawat pulao / biryani rice; 1 bay leaf; 1 cinnamon; 1 clove; 1 cardamom; 4 1/2 cups water; Salt to taste; For the vegetable gravy : 👇; 11/2 cups mixed vegetables (green peas, french beans, carrots & cauliflower); 1 tb sp oil; 1/2 t.sp cumin seeds; 2 t.sp ginger - green chilli paste; 1/4 t.sp turmeric pwd; 1 t.sp red chilli pwd; 2 t.sp cumin pwd; 1/2 t.sp garam masala; 1 cup chopped tomatoes; 1/4 cup paneer; 1/4 cup milk; 1 pinch sugar; Salt to taste; Other ingredients for the vegetable biryani : 👇; 1/4 cup fresh curds; A few saffron strands; 1/4 cup chopped coriander; 2 tb sp ghee; For garnish ; 👇; Fried cashews; Crispy Fried onions (birista)

Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

Today is World Biryani Day.
Daawat Biryani Rice Company has crafted a unique World Biryani Day for biryani lovers from all over the world. Every year this day is celebrated on 1st Sunday of every July . This year it is celebrated on 2nd July 2023.
This mixed vegetable biryani is the most popular dish in India & also famous street food.It is one of the most loved dishes in India .
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Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3-4 serves

11/2 cupsDaawat pulao / biryani rice
1bay leaf
1cinnamon
1clove
1cardamom
4 1/2 cupswater
Salt to taste
For the vegetable gravy : 👇
11/2 cupsmixed vegetables (green peas, french beans, carrots & cauliflower)
1 tbsp oil
1/2t.sp cumin seeds
2t.sp ginger - green chilli paste
1/4t.sp turmeric pwd
1t.sp red chilli pwd
2t.sp cumin pwd
1/2t.sp garam masala
1 cupchopped tomatoes
1/4 cuppaneer
1/4 cupmilk
1 pinchsugar
Salt to taste
Other ingredients for the vegetable biryani : 👇
1/4 cupfresh curds
A fewsaffron strands
1/4 cupchopped coriander
2 tbsp ghee
For garnish ; 👇
Fried cashews
Crispy Fried onions (birista)
Crispy Fried onions / birista

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Take water in a big pan, bring it to 1 boil along with the spices.Add the soaked & drained rice. Cook it for 10 -12 minutes or till 80% cooked. Strain the rice & keep aside. Remove the bay leaf.
2

Fried dryfruits & saffron water : Deep fry cashews, almonds & kismis in hot oil.Keep them aside. Soak saffron strands in hot water & keep aside.
3

Vegetable gravy : Take oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, when they splutter add onions & saute. Add ginger - chilli paste & rest of the spices & salt. Saute well.
4

Add tomatoes & 2 tb.sp water. Saute tomatoes very well.Add mixed boiled vegetables, mix well. Add paneer piece.
5

Mix well.Cook for 5 minutes.Keep aside.
6

Curd Mixture : Take fresh curds in a bowl, add saffron strands with a tea spoon of water, chopped coriander & salt & mix well.Add this mixture to the cooled rice, mix well. Keep aside.
7

Assemble : Take a Borosil glassware bowl.Firstly make a layer of rice. Press the rice with back of the spoon.Sprinkle little saffron water on it. Press a few dry fruits on it. Now make vegetable layer on rice. Again press the remaining rice over the vegetable layer.Top it up with remaining saffron water & ghee. This way there will be 3 layers of biryani.
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Heat a pan.Put the layered biryani bowl on the pan. Make the flame of the gas very slow.Cover & simmer biryani on slow flame for 25 - 30 minutes so all the juices blend very well with the rice layer. Switch off the gas. Invert the biryani bowl on a serving plate. Garnish with remaining dry fruits & birista. Serve hot with plain curds or any fruity or boondi raita.