Vegetable Biryani

Submitted by Carla C.

"Biriani is a classic Indian celebratory rice dish. Generally with a combination of meat, chicken, shrimp, vegetables or fish. This is a hearty and healthy vegetable version. A meal within itself. "

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 354.88 ml basmati rice
• 44.37 ml vegetable oil or 44.37 ml ghee
• 0.25 ml saffron
• 0.25 ml turmeric
• 2.46 ml salt
• 591.47 ml vegetable broth
• 236.59 ml chopped onion
• 9.85 ml fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 7.39 ml ground cumin
• 7.39 ml ground coriander
• 2.46 ml ground cinnamon
• 0.25 ml cayenne pepper
• 118.29 ml water
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 473.18 ml small cauliflower florets
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced
• 1 tomatoes, diced
• 118.29 ml frozen fresh peas
• 78.78 ml raisins
• 177.44 ml canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• salt, to taste
• roasted cashews, for garnish

directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil and add rice; sauté briefly, stirring to coat each grain completely.
2. Add crumbled saffron, turmeric, salt, and vegetable broth.
3. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat; simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat and sauté the onions for 5 minutes.
5. Add ginger, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and cayenne, and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
6. Preheat oven to 350.
7. Add 1/2 cup water, carrot, and cauliflower; cover, reduce heat and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
8. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until vegetables are just tender, adding more water as needed.
9. Season with salt, to taste.
10. Butter a baking dish, spread half of rice in it, cover with vegetable mixture, and top with the rest of the rice.
11. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
12. Garnish with toasted cashews.

Reviews

[radicalxstitch]

Our house LOVES this!! Although we find it a bit mild for our tastes so chuck in some fresh chilli and some garam masala to give it a bit more taste.

 

[Is it tasty]

I omitted the cauliflower and peas; otherwise followed the instructions to a T. The flavour was in the vegetables, while the rice was bland and slightly overcooked. As a simple rice and vegetables dish, it was fine. As birynani, not really. I won't make this again.

 

[Meliska]

This was a very good recipe. It tasted a bit different from the biryani I have had in the past, and I could not put my finger on the reason. Perhaps it's just a regional difference.

 

[ummrabiah]

This was so good! I made a couple of changes since I wanted to use what I had on hand. I used ginger paste instead of fresh ginger, used some frozen carrots and peas , and didn't use the cauliflower, bell pepper, or raisins since I didn't have them on me. I sprinkled some toasted almonds on the top.

 

[jmerwamer]

This didn't have the right flavor for me. I also found it odd that the rice and vegetables aren't mixed before baking. Not the biryani I was looking for.