Veg. Parda Biryani

Name: Veg. Parda Biryani
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup par-boiled rice (80% Cooked); 1 stick cinnamon; 2 cloves; 2 green cardamom; 1 star anise; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp ghee; Salt; 1 cup maida; 1 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; Salt; Water; 10-12 cauliflower florets; 1/4 cup capsicum cubes; 1/4 cup sliced carrots; 1/4 cup sliced potatoes; 1/4 cup boiled green peas; 1 tbsp chilli ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp roasted coriander seeds powder; 1 tsp biryani masala; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 cloves; 2 green cardamom; 1 star anise; 1 bay leaf; 2 tbsp ghee

Hetal Poonjani @HetalPoonjani_441

Gondal, Gujarat, India

Parda Biryani is a traditional dish using aromatic Basmati rice, flavourful spicy veggies and fragrant spices cooked in a sealed naan dough to lock in the flavours during cooking. This method originated in royal kitchens of Awadh and then became popular and cherished dish across the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
It is a complete meal - rather a one-pot meal. Consists of roti, sabzi and rice together. You will definitely love this recipe. Do try 👍🏻

Hetal Poonjani @HetalPoonjani_441

Gondal, Gujarat, India

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Ingredients

75 - 90 mins.

4 persons

For rice
1 cuppar-boiled rice (80% Cooked)
1 stickcinnamon
2cloves
2green cardamom
1star anise
1bay leaf
1 tspghee
Salt
For dough :
1 cupmaida
1 tspoil
1/2 tspbaking powder
1/4 tspbaking soda
Salt
Water
Veggies :
10-12cauliflower florets
1/4 cupcapsicum cubes
1/4 cupsliced carrots
1/4 cupsliced potatoes
1/4 cupboiled green peas
1 tbspchilli ginger garlic paste
1/2 tspturmeric
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tsproasted coriander seeds powder
1 tspbiryani masala
1 stickcinnamon
2cloves
2green cardamom
1star anise
1bay leaf
2 tbspghee
1/4 cupoil
Salt
Marinated paneer
100 gmpaneer pieces
1/2 cupcurd
1/2 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tspdhaniya jeera powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
Salt
Other ingredients :
5sliced onions
3 tbspchopped coriander mint leaves
2 tbspsaffron soaked milk
1 tspghee for greasing

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Steps

75 - 90 mins.

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First of all, add baking powder, baking soda,salt, 1 teaspoon oil, 2 teaspoons curd to the flour, knead the dough, cover with a damp cloth and keep it aside. Add salt, a little ghee, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, and cardamom to the rice and prepare some half-cooked rice.
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Fry the onion slices until brown. Add salt, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder to the curd and mix. Add paneer pieces and marinate it.
3

Mix ghee and oil in a pan and heat it, add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, ginger, chili and garlic paste and saute. Add turmeric, chili, biryani masala and salt and stir. Add capsicum, fried cauliflower, carrots, marinated paneer, peas and saute.
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Grease a non-stick pan with ghee. Roll out a large roti of maida flour and place it on the pan.
5

First, make a layer of rice on the roti. Pour saffron milk on it. Sprinkle coriander and mint on it. Sprinkle fried onions on it.
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Place a layer of vegetables on top of the rice. Sprinkle coriander, mint and fried onions on top.
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Again, layer the rice on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle saffron milk, coriander, mint and fried onions. If you want to increase the quantity of biryani, you can make more layers.
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Now gently cover the edges of the rice with the roti. Keep rolling the slightly wet hand over the roti, covering the entire rice.
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Heat a cast iron skillet on the stove, place the non-stick pan on it, cover it and let it cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
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While shaking the pan, when the roti starts to move, cover it with a non-stick tava and turn it upside down. Add some ghee on the sides and let it cook for a while.
11

So our Parda Biryani is ready. Whom are you waiting for? Lift the curtain, and enjoy the Biryani...with tomato soup or yogurt or raita...😍
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Hetal Poonjani @HetalPoonjani_441

on July 01, 2025 18:48

Gondal, Gujarat, India

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