Dum Veg Biryani

Name: Dum Veg Biryani
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: FOR Cooking of Rice-; 1 cup long grain Basmati rice soaked in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes; 2 green cardamons, divided; 2 cloves; 1/3 tsp salt; 1 tsp ghee; FOR the spicy curry-; 2 medium onions, sliced thinly; 1 small potato; 1/2 cup cauliflower florets; 1 medium carrot, chopped; 5-6 beans cut, 1" size; 2 tbsp broken cashewnuts; 2 tbsp milk; As required Saffron strands (2 pinches); 1 inch ginger, crushed; 4-5 cloves garlic; 2 green chillies (optional); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 inch cardamon stick; 1 bay leaf; 2 whole black pepper; 1/3 cup plain yogurt; 1 1/2 tsp biryani masala; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder; 1/4 cup water; 2 tsp Green coriander, chopped; 1 1/2 tsp rosewater

Dr.Madhumita Mishra @FoodTalking

Odisha

I would like to thank Ms. Sanuber Ashrafi, for sharing her awesome "Veg dum biryani recipe. After going through the recipe when posted in GA4, week16, I was inspired and told her to recreate this recipe. Although it's not mandatory to post the step photos, I just couldn't resist sharing those snaps.😊

Dum Veg Biryani is made with long grain Basmati rice, vegetables cooked with spices and yogurt, fried nuts and aromatic, flavourful saffron milk. Dum indicates the layer arrangement of cooked rice and flavored curry.

Dr.Madhumita Mishra @FoodTalking

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins

3 servings

FORCooking of Rice-
1 cuplong grain Basmati rice soaked in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes
2green cardamons, divided
2cloves
1/3 tspsalt
1 tspghee
FOR the spicy curry-
2medium onions, sliced thinly
1small potato
1/2 cupcauliflower florets
1medium carrot, chopped
5-6beans cut, 1" size
2 tbspbroken cashewnuts
2 tbspmilk
As requiredSaffron strands (2 pinches)
1 inchginger, crushed
4-5 clovesgarlic
2green chillies (optional)
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1 inchcardamon stick
1bay leaf
2whole black pepper
1/3 cupplain yogurt
1 1/2 tspbiryani masala
1/2 tspKashmiri red chili powder
1/4 cupwater
2 tspGreen coriander, chopped
1 1/2 tsprosewater

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Steps

1 hour 30 mins

1

Soak rice with 3 cups of water for 30 minutes. After that, discard the water.
Boil water with 2 green cardamoms, 2 cloves and 3/4 tsp salt. Add soaked rice and cook uncovered till 70-75% cooked. Drain the rice into a container and set it aside.
2

Heat 1.5 tbsp ghee in a pan and add 1 sliced onion. Cook till the onion caramelizes.
3

To the same pan, add cashews and fry till golden brown. Then, add potatoes to the same pan and cook till brown. Finally, add the rest of the vegetables and cook till light brown. Remove the vegetables to a plate.
4

To warm milk, add saffron and keep aside.
5

Crush ginger, garlic and chilli.
6

Heat 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil. Add cumin seeds and the rest of the garam masala (cinnamon, bay leaf, peppercorn, cardamon and cloves).
7

After getting aroma, add chopped onion and 1/4 tsp salt. When the onion gets brown, add the ginger-garlic-chili paste. Cook until the rawness of the masala is gone.
8

Whisk yogurt. Remove the pan from the flame and mix the yogurt with the masala. Then, add the fried vegetables.
9

Add biryani masala and chili powder, along with 1/4 cup of water. Cook the vegetables till almost done.
10

Layering the Biryani
Grease a heavy bottomed pan. Add a layer with half of the rice. Top with fried onion, half-fried cashew nuts, 1/2 tsp rosewater and the veggies. Then, add another layer with the remaining rice on top of the veggies. Again, top with the remaining fried onion, cashews and add the prepared saffron milk.
11

Cover the pan tightly. Cook on the lowest flame for 25 minutes. The Dum Veg Biryani is ready to serve with raita.

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Dr.Madhumita Mishra @FoodTalking

on March 09, 2021 17:57

Odisha

I am a Scientist,working in DEFT , Bhubaneswar Odisha. I have interest in food and nutrition. Love innovative cooking. I like Vegetarian dishes, cook non-veg food for my family and friends. I love to watch and learn from MasterChef India in every season.