If you are looking for an easy biryani recipe which can be made in a jiffy and can be made for lunch box too, then i can say this is the best tasty biryani which can be quickly done in pressure cooker . Generally biryani means Dum biryani , which is an elaborate procedure but i know it is worth trying out Dum biryani too. But this pressure cooker biryani do taste equally well. I make this once a week as it is an easy one pot meal . Some times even for a weeknight dinner also i make this vegetable biryani . So try out this easy Vegetable Biryani – made in pressure cooker.
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Serves: 2-3
Basmati Rice 1 cup
Mixed veggies* 1 and 1/2 cup
Water 1 and 1/4 cup
Red chili powder 3/4 tsp
Ginger a small piece
Garlic 3-4 pods
Mint leaves a handful
Sombu | fennel 1/4 tsp
Bay leaf | cardamom 1
Onion 1
Tomato 1/2
Oil 2 tblsp
Ghee 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
*I used carrot, beans, green peas and potato. You can add cauliflower, frozen corn, broccoli,butter beans and capsicum too.
Method:
Note:
Vegetable Biryani with video
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Serves: 2-3Vegetable Biryani with video
Basmati Rice 1 cup
Mixed veggies* 1 and 1/2 cup
Water 1 and 1/4 cup
Red chili powder 3/4 tsp
Ginger a small piece
Garlic 3-4 pods
Mint leaves a handful
Sombu | fennel 1/4 tsp
Bay leaf | cardamom 1
Onion 1
Tomato 1/2
Oil 2 tblsp
Ghee 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
*I used carrot, beans, green peas and potato. You can add cauliflower, frozen corn, broccoli,butter beans and capsicum too.
Method:
- Wash the rice and soak it for 20 minutes in 1 and 1/4 cup of water.
- Mean time chop the veggies and slice the onions and tomatoes.
- Grind the mint leaves, fennel , ginger, and garlic into a very fine paste.( use little water from the soaked water in the rice for grinding. Do not add extra water.)
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- In a pressure cooker add oil and ghee and add in the cardamom pods and add the sliced onions.
- When it turns translucent add in the tomatoes. Saute for a few minutes .
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- Add the ground mint paste and saute for few minutes in a low flame . Let the raw smell of the garlic disappear.
- Add the chopped veggies and mix well so that the masala will get coated to the veggies nicely.
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- Add in the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt. You can use sambar powder too instead of red chilli powder.
- Mix well. Keep the soaked water aside and add the rice only and saute for 2 minutes.
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- Now add in the water and keep the cooker closed. Let this cook till one whistle and after that keep it in a very low flame for 5 to 7 minutes. Biryani will be ready.
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- Fluff it up with fork and serve hot with any raitha of your choice. I highly recommend to enjoy this biryani with Kothamalli thokku or Pudina Thogayal.
Note:
- You can replace red chilli powder with sambar powder.
- My mom grinds 2-3 green chillies along with the mint leaves and don’t add red chilli powder or sambar powder.
- You can skip adding turmeric powder too.
- My mom grind few coriander leaves too.
- Bay leaves can be added while adding cardamom.
