Dry Fruit Biryani

Name: Dry Fruit Biryani
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup basmati rice; 2 tbsp ghee; 200 gm mixed dry fruits (cashewnut, almond, raisins, walnut etc); 3-4 saffron strands dissolved in 1tbsp warm milk; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 inch cinnamon stick; 3-4 cardamom; 5-7 cloves; 2-3 star anise; To taste salt; 2 tsp biryani masala; 1 sprig mint leaves

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

Dry Fruit Biryani

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

1/2 cupbasmati rice
2 tbspghee
200 gmmixed dry fruits (cashewnut, almond, raisins, walnut etc)
3-4saffron strands dissolved in 1tbsp warm milk
1 tspcumin seeds
2 inchcinnamon stick
3-4cardamom
5-7cloves
2-3star anise
To tastesalt
2 tspbiryani masala
1 sprigmint leaves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Soak the basmati rice for 15-20 minutes and drain.
2

Boil it with water by adding salt to taste. Cook the rice firm and al dente but not mushy. Drain the rice to a colander.
3

Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and star anise. Saute for a few seconds.
4

Next add all the dry fruits. Fry till light golden brown.
5

Now add boiled rice and saffron. Mix gently and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add biryani masala and mint leaves. Mix well and turn off the flame after 1 minute.
6

Add little more ghee. Fluff the rice with a fork.
7

Serve hot garnished with mint leaves.