easy instant biryani recipe | instant veg biryani | easy vegetable biryani
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: rice
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- ¼ tsp shah jeera / cumin seeds
- 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
- 1 star anise
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- ½ carrot (chopped)
- 8 florets gobi / cauliflower
- ¼ potato (chopped)
- ¼ capsicum (chopped)
- 3 beans (chopped)
- ¼ cup curd / yogurt
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp biryani masala powder
- 2 tbsp pudina / mint (chopped)
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups cooked basmati rice
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 bay leaf, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 star, ¼ tsp shah jeera till turns aromatic.
- further add 1 onion and saute well.
- also add ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and continue to saute.
- now add ½ carrot, ¼ potato, ¼ capsicum, 8 florets gobi and 3 beans.
- saute well making sure the vegetables are cooked well.
- furthermore add ¼ cup curd, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp biryani masala powder and ½ tsp salt.
- saute well making sure the spices and curd are cooked well. and also oil releases from sides.
- now add 2 tbsp pudina and 2 tbsp coriander leaves.
- further add 2 cups of cooked basmati rice and mix gently.
- mix well making sure the rice grain doesn't break.
- finally, instant veg biryani is ready to serve along with onion-tomato raita.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.