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Indian Food > Recipes > Vegetable Biryani


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Vegetable Biryani is a spicy rice item with a combination of Vegetables and Indian spices. This is actually a Mughlai dish but has gained popularity in Indian Cuisine. This can be served as a main dish with any gravy or Raita.
Serves:	4 - 6
Preparation Time:	15 mins
Cooking Time:	45 mins
Ingredients:	Oil - 2 Tbsp
	Ginger grated - ½ tsp
	Cauliflower broken into florets - ½ Cup
	Potatoes peeled and cubed - ½ Cup
	Green Peas - ½ Cup
	Carrots chopped - ½ Cup
	Onions sliced - 1
	Vegetable Stock - 1 Litre
	Salt to taste
	Curry Paste - 3 Tbsp
	Green Chillies finely chopped - 1
	Few Saffron strands
	Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
	Basmati Rice - 1 Cup
	Coriander Leaves / Cilantro chopped for garnishing
	Cashews broken into pieces and fried - 2 Tbsp
	Lemon Juice - 2 Tbsp
Method:	• Pre heat the Oven to 200C. Pour the Oil in a oven proof dish and keep in the Oven for few minutes to heat it up. • Then add all the Vegetables and mix well. • Next add the Salt and mix again. Keep this back in the Oven for about 15 minutes. • While this is cooking, mix together the stock, Curry Paste, Green Chillies, Saffron and Mustard Seeds. • Now mix the Rice and the stock mixture with the Vegetables in the Oven and cover the dish with a foil tightly. Now reduced the heat to 190C. • Place the prepared dish back into the Oven and further cook for about 30 minutes or till the Rice is tender. • Once done stir in the Lemon Juice and Cashewnuts. • Garnish with Coriander Leaves and serve the hot with Raita and Poppadums.