Kuwaiti cuisine is very important to the culture of Kuwait. It is said that fish is a very significant part of the Kuwaiti diet .
Kuwaiti cuisine is an infusion of Mediterranean, Persian, Arabian and Indian cuisines. A famous dish like our biryani is made with basmati rice , spices , fish and meat.
I tried to recreate the traditional Fish Biryani into Veg Biryani. This was the first time I baked the rice biryani in oven. All the flavors of spices and aromatics were increased twice and the outcome was fabulous. We had a great lunch treat with this dish. So let’s start the recipe .yum
Country-Kuwait
Capital- Kuwait City
Dish- Biryani
Source- Here
Ingredients:
2 cups mixed vegetables,cubed (I used cauliflower,potato,green capsicum , bell pepper , peas)
2 onions, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ginger,grated
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt to taste
A pinch of cayenne pepper
Peeper to taste
2 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoon oil
For the rice:
2 cup basmati rice
2 bay leaves
2 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon oil
2 tablespoons coriander,chopped
Method:
Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
Add the veggies into the marinade and mix gently. Cover with cling film and let it rest for 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 150°C . Heat a nonstick or iron skillet to high. Brush it with oil. Arrange the veggies in a single layer. Grill the veggies for six to seven minutes until the edges of the veggies are nicely browned.
Boil enough water in a pot and add bay leaves , cinnamon , a teaspoon oil and salt.Add drained rice and boil for 5-7 minutes.Set aside.
Add the cooking juices into the rice and stir . Place a few pieces of veggies and the onions in a single layer in the base of a casserole. Sprinkle chopped coriander and cover with a layer of rice. Alternate layers of veggies, coriander and rice and finish with rice.
Place a wet kitchen towel or foil over the rice, then cover the casserole very tightly. Bake for 20-25 minutes so the rice cooks.
Garnish with coriander and serve.
Enjoy!!
Serve-4 Cooking time-40 minutes
Sapna, Kuwaiti Biriyani looks so delicious and mouthwatering.
Deepa
The biryani looks very appetizing and I am sure tasted great too.
Biryani looks delicious sapana.What a coincidence i too poted some biriyani today
This biriyani looks fabulous with loads of flavor, makes an excellent lunch with a super rich paneer curry na.
This sounds delicious. A relative of mine cooks it the same way and calls it something else which I am not able to recall right now.
I use to cook biryani in the oven but now a days I find it easier to just cook it on stove top. Biryani is colorful and looks flavorful.
lovely biryani…you have a nice collection of biryani recipes now
I have been wanting to see this biryani since yesterday. You baked it in an oven, biryani in a oven. Sapana I am bookmarking this one.
Biryani seriously looks so tempting sapna 🙂 I even wanted to make it for kuwaiti biryani , looks so inviting !!
I love cooking Biryanis…and they are a favorite with our family. Bookmarking to make it soon.
What a flavorful and delicious biryani. Looks mouthwateringly delicious.
Lovely and flavorful Biryani
Biryani looks fantastic Sapana..great job..surely bookmarking it!
What a novel way of making biryani in the oven
Biriyani looks delicious and colorful sapana!!!