Saturday, May 17, 2008

HANDI BIRYANI



serves : 2 adults

INGREDIENTS REQUIRED :-

FOR CURRY :-

carrot : 1

capsicum :1

potato :1

cauliflower : few pieces

green peas : 1/2 cup

beans :10

tomato:1

curd : 1/2 cup

green chillies : 7

GRIND :-

dry fried poppy seeds : 2 tspns

coriander seeds : 1 & 1/ 2 tspns

whole garam masalas :

cloves :3, cardamoms :3 , cinnamon stick : 1 inch piece.

cumin seeds : 1/2 tspn

onions : 2

coconut : 1/4 of a coconut

cashews : 4

ginger : 1 inch

garlic pods :8

mint leaves :15

coriander leaves : 5 strigs

turmeric : little

salt : 1/2 tspn

FOR RICE :-

basmati rice :1 glass

water : 4 glasses

bay leaves :4

cloves :6

cardamoms :6

cinnamon stick : 2 inch piece

black peppers :6

salt : 1/2 tspn.

FOR DECORATION :-

Onions :2

capsicum :1

lemon juice : 2 tspns

PREPARATION :-

  • deep fry onions and capsicum pieces for decoration.
  • First grind all ingredients under sub title 'grind'.

  • Chop all the vegetables and Half boil them except tomato and keep aside.

  • Heat a pan add 2 tbspns oil and add green chillies . when it is fried add 1 chopped onion and when it is done add grinded paste and fry for a min .

  • Now add half boiled vegetables and mix well. Fry till they r perfectly cooked.Now add chopped tomato and fry well.

  • Finally add 1/2 cup curd and fry till water evaporates.

  • With this ur curry is finished. now let us see the preparation of rice.

  • Take a big vessel and add 4 glasses water and add all ingredients under sub title " FOR RICE" except rice. Now boil this water . mean while wash basmati rice and strain water.

  • When water boils fully add strained rice and cook till half done . It takes nearly 5 mins. Now switch off the stove and strain water and cool the rice in a plate . To this rice add 1&1/2 tspns salt and mix well.

  • with this ur rice preparation is also completed.

  • Now take a thick bottomed vessel and greese it with oil .

  • In that bowl add 1/4 th of the cooked rice and spread well.(layer 1)

  • On top of it spread 1/4 th of curry(layer 2)

  • On top of it add deep fried onions and capsicum pieces and sprinkle 1/2 tspn lemon juice.

  • Now repeat the layers again till everything is finished. On top layer add 1 tbspns oil .

  • Finally sprinkle yellow or red food colour mixed in little milk.

  • Put a lid on it and put this bowl on stove .

  • put it on low flame for 10 mins that is till rice is fully cooked and switchoff the stove. serve after 10 mins.

  • After 10 mins mix well and serve.

  • ur tasty handi biryani is ready to serve with mirchi ka salan , raitha and onion salad

PLEASE LEAVE UR COMMENT AND RATE MY RECIPE FOR A SCALE OF 10.

THANK U FOR VISITING MY BLOG,

PREETHI RAM.

10 Comments:

  1. Rajani Rayudu said...
    Hi Preeti,
    Emi ayipoyaru innalu. Hope everything going well for u. Handi biriyani bavundhi nenu vege biriyani try cheyaledu, will try some time. Thanks........

    cheers
    rajani
    MY WORLD OF RECIPES said...
    Hi rajini,
    Am doing good. Now i took vacation from my hubby and went to my inlaws house for a week and to my moms house for 2 weeks. so now i am enjoying at hyderabad with bawarchi biryani and so many spicy dishes.Anyway try my handi biryani and write good comments .
    bye,
    preethi ram.
    kavitha said...
    This is Ramu's Cousin Kavitha. Ila kadu kani, mee intiki vosthamu anni taste chesthammu :-)
    MY WORLD OF RECIPES said...
    hi akka i expect u r jaganadham uncle's daughter. anyway thanx for visiting my blog and u r always welcome to our sweet home for tasty dishes.Anyway how u got my blog address?
    With cheers,
    preethi ram.
    Unknown said...
    Hi Preethi,

    Your blog is fantastic. I appreciate your patience and efforts in creating such a detailed recipe blog with photos at every stage. I went through most of the recipes and find them very interesting. I have saved your link and will try out all the recipes. Will give you feedback now and then. Can I also request for some recipes of my choice?

    Geeps
    MY WORLD OF RECIPES said...
    Hi Geeta ,
    Thx for ur compliements . Try them and tell me . Ya u can ask 4 ur recipes but plzzz veg only . coz these days only i started non veg that too chicken.
    Anyway bye ,
    preethi.
    Sushma said...
    Hi Preeti,
    Cooking is my passion.I have tried many of ur recipes..
    chala baga vachai..really chicken dum biryani is awesome..restaurant food intlo tinochu ani chesaka artham ayyindi..
    Anyways thanks for the recipes..
    a2z said...
    it Very Much,thanks for the Receeipe..!!
    a2z said...
    it Very Much,thanks for the Receeipe..!!
    mounika reddy said...
    wow very tasty recipes looking very yummy

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