Saturday, July 25, 2009

Vegitable Dum Biryani

Vegitable Dum Biryani





I am a regular viewer of "Chakle India" show in NDTV Good Times. Its a show that brings you India's rich cuisine to whet your appetite. Show is casted by chef, Aditya Bal and he travels to various parts of the country, eats the finest plates, and then tries out the recipes in his kitchen!

It's a show that aims to travel, eat and learn - and becomes your ultimate Indian Food Guide. He will visit the best restaurants, eat yummy street food, dine with the locals, and then put on his apron to recreate those magical recipes.

Vegitable dum biryani was prepared by Adithya Bal few days back and I got inspired by his recipe.It was simple but appeared great. I tried it at home and it came out really well. I just wanted to share the recipe with you all. So here it goes.


You need to have

2 Cups Basmati rice/Basmati Akki
1 1/2 cups Mixed vegetables (cauliflower, french beans, carrot, peas
1 large Onion sliced/irulli
1 tbs saffron soaked in warm milk/kesri
Salt to taste/uppu
2 bay leaf/pulav ele
1 cup curd/mosru
1/4 tbs Turmeric powder (haldi)/arsin pudi
2 tbs Biryani masala ( i like Everest biryani masala)
1 tbs chilly powder/mensina pudi
5 tbs oil/yenne
2 tbs ginger garlic paste


Soak basmati rice for half an hour.

Wash and cut all the vegetables and keep it aside.

Boil 4 Cups water in a pan with some bay leaf and d adrice to the boiling water. Cook for 5-7 minutes, the rice should be 60% cooked, rest will be cooked in dum.

Heat oil in a pan and add sliced onion.Fry till onions turn golden brown, add ginger garlic paste. Now add the mixed vegetables and stir for 5 mins.

Add curd, biryani masala,turmeric powder, red chili powder and mix well. simmer and cook till vegetables are soft.


In another pan heat oil and fry onion till brown .

Now in a convention oven safe bowl put a layer of cooked vegetables upon that a layer of rice, again layer of cooked vegetables and rice, final layer should be of rice.



Pour the saffron water and fried onion on the rice and cover with aluminum foil. Place the bowl in over for 15 mins.

Remove and serve hot.


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