No onion garlic veg biryani recipe
Pressure cooker biryani without onion garlic
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 2 cups of water
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp ghee
- Salt as needed
- 1 and 1/2 cup mixed vegetables carrot, beans and peas
- ¼ cup cauliflower florets
- ½ capsicum
To grind
- 1 cup mint leaves loosely packed
- 1 cup coriander leaves loosely packed
- 2 green chili
- 1 small piece ginger
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
Instructions
- Wash and soak the basmati rice in 2 cups of water.
- In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and saute the capsicum for 2 minutes and keep this aside.
- Blanch the cauliflower and saute this for5 minutes. Add little salt and cook.
- Keep this aside.
- Since capsicum and cauliflower will become mushy if we pressure cook, we are cooking it separately.
- Grind the green chili, ginger, mint leaves, coriander leaves, fennel seeds and turmeric powder into a fine paste.
- You can add little water while grinding.
- In a pressure cooker add the oil and ghee.
- Add the ground paste to this.
- Saute for 2 minutes.
- Now add the mixed vegetables to this and mix well.
- Cook for a minute.
- Now add the soaked rice along with the water.
- Add salt as needed.
- Cover this and pressure cook for a whistle.
- Keep in a low flame for 10 minutes and switch off the cooker.
- Let the pressure naturally release.
- Add the capsicum and cauliflower to this.
- Gently mix this well.
- Delicious no onion no garlic Veg biryani is ready.
- Serve with a simple raita or a sabzi of your choice.
Notes
1. You can add whole garam masala like bay leaf, cardamom, and cinnamon stick while adding the oil and ghee in the beginning.
2. Unless you mention it, no one can make out this is no onion no garlic vegetable biryani.
