Saturday, January 29, 2011

Vegetable Biryani, a meal in itself

 Ingredients
Onion 1 big cut fine       carrot 1 big cut fine       tomatoes 2 big cut fine           potatoes 1 big cut fine
cauliflower florets 5-6 cut fine        big bunch of washed & chopped spinach can be 2 cups
peas 1 small cup or a handful   green chilies 2-3        ginger 1" cut fine       garlic 2-3 pearls optional cut fine        coriander leaves    salt to taste      oil 1 tbsp ghee/ clarified butter 1 tbsp
1- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice

Method
1) cut all vegetables & keep it ready, keep potatoes cut & put in water till needed.
2) heat oil & 1/2 tbsp ghee in a heavy pan, add onion, garlic, ginger, chilies, fry till onion in transparent, then add all the vegetables except spinach, stir with a pinch of salt.
3) After a minute, cover the pan with a lid, so that the vegetables will get cooked well.
4) Stir to see of the vegetables are cooked from time to time.
5) once the potatoes are almost cooked, add spinach, as it doesn't take long to cook, & also to retain its color. Or you may blanch spinach in hot water & drain & add to the vegetables to retain its color.
6) once the vegetables are cooked, add rice  & salt to taste.
7) Serve it garnished with coriander leaves & raita of your choice.

ps- this is a complete meal as you get all your carbohydrates, proteins with curd, minerals & vitamins from the vegetables. This can serve 3-4 people.
In case you've left over potato & cauliflower curry & spinach gravy, you may use that also !




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