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Chandigarh · Lunch

Mixed Vegetable Biryani

Traditional 6. Mixed Vegetable Biryani recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Basmati rice: 250g
• Mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, beans, capsicum): 300g (cubed)
• Onions (sliced): 150g
• Ginger (minced): 1 tbsp
• Garlic (minced): 1 tbsp
• Green chillies: 2
• Yogurt: 100ml
• Garam masala: 1 tsp
• Cinnamon: 1 (small piece)
• Bay leaves: 2
• Cloves: 4
• Cardamom (crushed): 4
• Ghee: 100g
• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
• Salt: to taste
• Water: 600ml
• Coriander leaves: 2 tbsp
• Mint leaves: 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 How to make Mixed Vegetable Biryani

1. Soak rice for 30 mins. Heat ghee at 160°C. Add 1/3 of sliced onions, fry until deep golden. Remove (reserve for layering).
2. In remaining ghee, add cumin seeds (crackle 15 seconds), cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, cardamom.
3. Add remaining onions, sauté 3 mins. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies, cook 2 mins.
4. Add vegetables, sauté 3 mins. Add yogurt, garam masala, salt. Cook 2 mins.
5. Add rinsed rice, sauté 2 mins.
6. Boil water, pour over rice. Bring to boil.
7. Layer with fried onions, coriander, mint.
8. Cover with foil, place lid. Dum cook on low heat (120°C) for 18-20 mins.
9. Rice should be tender, fragrant.
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