Hyderabadi biryani is a blend of Mughlai and Andhra Pradesh Cuisines and usually prepared with Basmati rice and meat. The vegetarian version of the biryani is prepared with potatoes , peas , carrots ,almonds and cashews and accompanied with Dahi or Salad. I got this recipe from Meena’s Homely food and can’t stop myself to try it.I prepared it with broken Basmati rice and veggies . Our house is filled with nice aromas of Whole spices , yoghurt , mint and Saffron . My family especially my mum liked this special version of Hyderabad instead of regular biryani or pulav. So let’s start the recipe.yum
Hyderabadi Veg Biryani
Hyderabadi Veg Biryani
Hyderabadi Veg Biryani
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Ingredients:
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
2 teaspoon biryani masala powder
2 teaspoon red chili powder
2 teaspoon Dried mango powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 cup yogurt,whisked
ghee or vegetable oil for frying
Few saffron strands
4 tablespoon hot milk to soak the saffron strands
1/2 cup almonds,raisins and cashews
Vegetables:
2 onion ,sliced
1 large potato chopped ,chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
1/2 cup green peas
2 tablespoon mint leaves ,chopped
2 tablespoon coriander leaves ,chopped
2 green chillies ,chopped
Whole Spices:
2 inch cinnamon stick
2 green cardamoms
1 black cardamom
1 star anise
4 cloves
4 Peppercorn
2-3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon shahi jeera
For Rice:
2 cup basmati/broken basmati rice
2 teaspoon oil or ghee
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
salt to taste
Method:
Heat milk in a pan , remove from heat and add few saffron strands in it . Keep aside.
Saffron in milk
Heat oil/ghee in a pan . Add onions and deep fry them till they turn bit brownish. Keep it aside.
Onions frying
Fried onions
Leave 4 tablespoon of oil in the same pan , add all dry spices except shahi jeera. Saute the spices for a minute till you get nice aroma.
Whole spices in oil
Add jeera and saute again for a minute. Add ginger garlic paste to saute once again.
Spices with ginger garlic paste
Now add potatoes and the rest of the vegetables. Fry for a minute or two.
Veggies
Add turmeric, salt,red Chilli powder and biryani masala powder. Add half of the yoghurt to this and mix well.
Powdered spices added
Yoghurt added
Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Cook till the moisture from yoghurt evaporates.
Add some mint leaves, coriander leaves and green chillies, mix well and keep this aside.
Mint ,chillies and coriander added
In a large pot, boil 6 cups of water and add salt, oil or ghee and shahi jeera. In this add soaked rice and cook it till 3/4th done. Drain off the excess water and keep rice aside.
Rice water
In a large pressure cooker or pan, add half the vegetables which we made earlier. Add half of nuts and fried onions to this layer.
Layering veggies
Onions and dry fruits
Add the remaining yoghurt . Layer half of the rice on this and again layer the rest of the veggies.
Yoghurt added
Rice added
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Remaining veggies added
Heat a tava and put the pressure cooker or pan whichever you used on top of it.
Add saffron milk and cover the pan with thick towels and put the lid on top.
Saffron milk added
Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes ,lower the heat and cook for 5 minutes more. It’s called dum or slow cooking.
Hyderabadi Veg Biryani
Serve hot with Curd and Salad.ο»Ώ
Hyderabadi Veg Biryani
Serve-3. Cooking time -45 minutes
Note: You may add vegetables as per your choice.
Sending this to Meena’s @ Homely Food
Looks so delicious! Drooling over here! π
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Thanks Rita..
quite a fulfilling and rich meal.
Thank you dear!
Absolutely mouthwatering and yummy Sapana.. Lovely clicks.. Looks perfect π
Thanks Nilu…
very tempting biriyani, Sapana
Thanks Sona…
Delicious biriyani..and nice pictorial explaination.
Thanks Shobha….
Such an effort to show step by step π
Thanks , that's worth to get lovely comments…
Sometimes leaving meat out from biryani is a brilliant idea. I can see the outcome, how the rice
merged with the rest of the ingredients for a lovely outcome.
Thanks Nava..
hai megha…Thanks 4 passing me d liebster award…i have passed it on..Do chek it out…
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yummy Briyani………….
Delicious Briyani,Nice Preparation.
Yummy dish
lovely biryani color and the step by step instructions were wonderful
glad u liked it
at my home also everyone loved this biryani
thanks for link up sapana
Hi. Love the Biryani but this is not a recipe that u have learnt from ur Mom, so can't accept it.
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