student biryani recipe | veg student biryani recipe | veg biryani recipe

Ingredients

to cook rice:

• 1½ cup basmati rice, washed & soaked 30 minutes
• 6 cups water
• 1 star anise
• 7 cloves
• 1 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
• 1 bay leaf / tej patta
• 2 cardamom / elaichi
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp oil
• salt to taste

for biryani:

• 4 tbsp oil / ghee
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 5 mushrooms, chopped
• 6 cauliflower / gobi, florets
• 1 potato, cubed
• 1 to mato, finely chopped
• 8 broccoli, florets
• ½ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
• 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
• ¾ tsp coriander powder
• 1½ tsp biryani masala
• salt to taste
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup curd / yogurt
• fistful mint / pudina
• fistful coriander leaves, chopped
• ¼ cup fried onion

Steps

rice cooking recipe:

1. Start by putting the water in a vessel along with the spices, salt, oil and basmati rice.
2. Give the rice grains approximately 10 minutes to cook.
3. Drain off the water, then rinse the rice with water.

student biryani recipe:

1. Use a large kadai and put in the oil or ghee.
2. Sauté the onions and ginger-garlic paste together.
3. Put in the vegetables you choose and sauté them.
4. Add the turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt next.
5. Add the water and curd together, then give it a good mix.
6. Put the biryani masala in as well.
7. Next come the broccoli and tomatoes.
8. Put the lid on and let it cook for 15 minutes.
9. Take out a cup of the masala stock and set it aside.
10. Make layers of mint, cooked rice and the masala stock you kept aside.
11. Follow with layers of mint, coriander leaves and fried onions.
12. Cover it and give it 20 minutes to cook, then serve the biryani.