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

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