Vegetarian Biryani. Veg biryani recipe with pot, pressure cooker & Instant pot options. Making a vegetarian version becomes much simpler as the veggies need no marination. Veg Biryani Recipe with step by step photos.

Vegetable Biryani is a rich and exotic rice dish with spicy vegetables. The saffron aroma makes this dish very inviting. Biryani is a popular Mughali dish that has been adapted by Indians. You can cook Vegetarian Biryani using 29 ingredients and 28 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vegetarian Biryani

You need of Rice For the -.
You need 1.5 cups of rice Basmati Long grain / [ Soak for min . ... 30.
Prepare 2 of Cardamoms ... Black ..
It's 1 of Cinnamon Stick .... ..
You need 3 - 4 of Cloves ... ..
Prepare 1 of Bay Leaf .. ..
Prepare 2 tbsps of Ghee . ....
You need 1/2 tsp of Salt . ...
You need of Masala For the Vegetables :.
It's 2 of Tomatoes ... [ Pureed ..
It's of Par cooked vegetables of your choice -.
You need of Cauliflower potatoes Except and . [I used Beans, peas and carrots].
Prepare 1/2 cup of Dice them in equal Size . ....
Prepare 1 of Potato ... Large [ Peeled and sliced in thin rounds ..
Prepare 7 - 8 of cauliflower small florets ..
Prepare 3 tbsps of Malai . ....
It's 1 tbsp of Fresh Cream [ I used Amul . ....
It's 1 of onion ... Medium size [ finely sliced ..
Prepare of Salt ..
Prepare 2 of Green chillies ... [ Slit in the center ..
It's 1/2 tsp of Black Cumin seeds Jeera / Shahi . ....
Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Cumin powder . ...
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder . ....
It's 1 tbsp of Dhaniya powder . ...
It's 1 tbsp of Ginger garlic paste . ....
Prepare 1 tbsp of Oilive oil . ....
You need 3 - 4 tbsps of Ghee . ....
You need optional of saffron . Food color and [.
You need of Corriander ..

You are going to love this vegetarian biryani recipe! It is so flavorful and aromatic! Vegetable and Paneer Biryani is a complete meal with grains, vegetables, and protein. Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen.

Vegetarian Biryani instructions

In a baking tray, add the cauliflower florets and pout 1 tbsp olive oil and some salt on it..
Bake it in a 170 C oven for 30 min. Stir them when they are 15 min into the oven..
Once they are nice and brown and cooked, keep aside until further use..
In a pan, heat some oil for shallow frying..
Pat dry the potato slices and add them to the oil..
Cook them until they are nice golden and cooked..
Take them out of the pan and keep aside..
In a cooker, put 2 tbsp ghee and add the black cardamom, bay leaf and cinnamon..
Add the rice and add just enough water that covers the rice about 1/4th of an inch above..
Cook it upto 2 whistles and set it aside..
In another pan, add 3-4 tbsp ghee..
Fry shahi jeera, ginger garlic paste in it and add the onions. Cook until they are nice and brown..
Add green chillies..
Now add the puree, turmeric powder, salt, cumin powder, dhaniya powder and red chilly powder..
Cook the masala until it floats on top..
Now turn off the gas and mix in the fresh cream and malai..
Mix them well and turn on the gas on low flame..
Add the caluliflower to it and mix..
Turn off the gas and rest the curry..
In a serving dish [I used a porcelain one] put a thin layer of rice..
Now spread out a layer of the potatoes..
Add the curry on top of them and put another layer of rice on top..
In some warm milk, add Saffron and let it sit until it is nice and golden in color..
Pour at alternate places over the rice. You may use green color too..
Sprinkle corriander and friend onion on top and keep it in the oven to keep warm until use..
I covered it with foil before putting in the oven..
Serve it with a light curry of your choice/salan/raita..
It did get me a pat on the back from the rice loving pati :).

Vegetarian Indian Recipes Grain Recipes Rice Recipes Fruit Raisin Recipes Potato Nut Recipes Cauliflower Carrot Recipes..the biryani gravy and basmati rice in flat bottom vessel. traditionally the dum biryani is prepared with mix of meat, vegetables and rice, however this a vegetarian alternative with only vegetables. veg dum. Vegetable biryani is a delightful feast to all the vegetarians packed with zing of taste and punches their palates. To prepare this exotic dish, take a pan add oil, whole garam masala (cardamom, clove. Even meat eaters love Vegetarian Biryani. Like any other traditional biryani, the par-cooked vegetables are sandwiched between the layers of fragrant long-grained basmati rice.