We call this “Vegetable Biryani” in our home. As far as I know, my mom makes rarely biryani and my mom in law never makes biryani! They dont use cinnamon,cloves,fennel,bay leaves in their cooking. Till now my MIL hates those masalas… But after I came here to SG I started experimenting and started using these masalas and my kid loves it! My kid started eating biryani at the age of 2 and he used to eat only biryani most of the days that time!! I too am used in handling all these masalas now a days …
And coming to this vegetable biryani recipe, I always make each time a different way or follow a recipe for a while and then get bored of that and keep changing the recipe now and then. So once when I had this biryani in Jeyashri’s home, me and my kid loved it a lot and being food bloggers, I asked for the recipe and she too shared,then for a while now I am hooked to this recipe. I made this last week when my SIL visited us and the kids enjoyed the biryani. So I thought of sharing the recipe too.
Vegetable biryani recipe
Prep Time:30 mins | Cook time: 30 mins | serves: 3
Ingredients
Mixed vegetables* – As needed
Sambar powder/red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – As needed
Coriander leaves – 2 stems
Ghee – 1 tblsp
Basmati Rice – 1 cup
*I used 1 carrot,1 potato,8 beans,1 fist full of frozen peas,2 baby corns,10 small florets of cauliflower.
To grind
Green chillies – 4
Garlic (big variety) – 4
Fennel seeds – 3/4 tsp
Cardamom – 1
cloves – 1
Star anise – 1/2
To Temper
Jeera – 1 tsp
Bay leaves – 1
Method:
- Soak the rice for at least 1/2 an hour. Grind the items given under ‘to grind’ table with little water to a smooth paste.
- Chop the veggies to your desired size.Slice the onion. Heat a cooker with oil/ghee and add the items given under ‘To Temper’ table in order.
- Add onions and fry just transparent. Add the ground masala.
- Add sambar powder and fry in medium flame for 2 minutes.Add the veggies except cauliflower.
- Fry for 2 minutes and add the drained,soaked rice. Give it a stir.
- Add 1 and 1/2 cups water,salt and mix well. Check for salt and bring to boil.Add the cauliflower at this stage and mix well and cover with the lid.
- Keep the flame in lowest possible. Cook for 8-10 minutes,give a gentle stir in between. If you want to pressure cook with whistle,then give 2 whistles in medium flame.
- Top with ghee and coriander leaves and serve hot with onion raita!
Notes –
Variations you can make
- Add chopped tomatoes or a tsp of lemon juice along with the veggies.
- Fry cashews and bread squares in ghee and top the Biryani.
- The water quantity varies with the quality of the basmati rice.
- Soaking the rice for more time gives moist rice and gets cooked easily. So soak as much as possible.
- You can add vegetables of your choice.
- I added cauliflower in the end because,the cauliflower we get here gets mushy soon. If you are using organic cauliflower you can use it along with other veggies.
- You can cook in thin coconut milk instead of water.
- You can also grind 1/4 cup of coconut along with the ingredients to grind.
- Add oil or ghee generously to get rich taste.
Radhika
June 23, 2011 at 7:21 amI make it the same way. U r right Raji my kids demand it to pack this for their lunch very often. clicks are awesome.
Sharmilee! :)
June 23, 2011 at 7:22 amU know what?! my lunch is the same veg biriyani with curd raita…:) and now seeing ur post I feel very hungry. Mittu luves biriyani so much so often its biryani at home atleast for her sake…. Ur pulav/biriyani looks very flavourful and tempting clicks.
jeyashrisuresh
June 23, 2011 at 7:43 amThat came out pretty well. I too have the same vessel which u have kept the biryani and its almost a year u tasted this at my place. Glad that ur SIL liked this
rev
June 23, 2011 at 8:11 amDifferent version…hope wil taste great…wil try this version soon…neat clicks…
Priya
June 23, 2011 at 8:14 amMakes me hungry, been a while i havent prepared them, delicious and irresistible..
simply.food
June 23, 2011 at 8:44 amAonderful one pot meal .Tasty and delicious.
kaveri
June 23, 2011 at 8:50 amMmmmm…I'm a lover of such kind of rice recipes…looks so delicious…nice clicks
Lavi
June 23, 2011 at 8:52 amuthiri uthiri ya superb a irukku. can u plz let me know which brand basmati rice u used. i always end up in breaking or kozha kozha rice!
Hari Chandana
June 23, 2011 at 8:55 amLooks absolutely perfect and delicious.. awesome clicks !!..
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Divya Kudua
June 23, 2011 at 9:00 amOne pot meals are always a hit.Veg pulao/biryani is my favorite too.Most of the times,I chop the veggies and refrigerate so that when I am preparing the rice,everything gets done in a jiffy.No wonder the kids enjoyed the meal,pulao looks delicious!
Rinku Naveen
June 23, 2011 at 9:02 amLove this version of Veg Biriyani. Cooking in pressure cooker is very easy isn't it. Lovely clicks!
Rekha shoban
June 23, 2011 at 9:13 amwow!!tempting n delicious biryani…even my daughter likes biryani rice….i also make it often….but this is very differnet….will try dis for her…nice click raji!
Annapoorani
June 23, 2011 at 9:27 amMouth watering Raksha and my MIl prepares vegetable briyani often almost on all sundays.When I was at my mom's place I hardly tasted briyani coz all at my mom's place seldom use masalas except cloves but after marriage I have also started to taste masalas 🙂
Jay
June 23, 2011 at 9:43 amthis souns very sensational…yummy clicks..:)
Tasty Appetite
RAKS KITCHEN
June 23, 2011 at 9:54 amLavi,its Lal Qilla..
Ramya
June 23, 2011 at 9:54 amFeel sooo hungry after seeing the step by step clicks..!! Looks soo yummy
GEETHA ACHAL
June 23, 2011 at 10:18 amரொம்ப நல்லா இருக்கு…இங்கேயும் அக்ஷதாவிற்கும் பிரியாணி மட்டும் தான் மிகவும் பிடிக்கும்…அது மட்டும் கொஞ்சம் ஸ்பைசியாக இருந்தாலும் கூட சாப்பிடுவா…ஆனா வேற எதையும் சாப்பிடுவதில்லை…
சரி…போ…என்று நானும் விட்டுவிட்டேன்…எனக்கு ரொம்ப் பிடித்த பிரியாணி…
Ms.Chitchat
June 23, 2011 at 10:53 amSuperb vegetable pulao, ur clicks amaze me.
Santosh Bangar
June 23, 2011 at 11:31 amsuper and perfect pulav with so manyveggies
divya
June 23, 2011 at 12:03 pmLooks absolutely perfect and delicious.. awesome clicks !!..
DEESHA
June 23, 2011 at 12:07 pmThis is awesome .. looks mildly spiced .. perfect homemade food 🙂
Ramya Bala
June 23, 2011 at 1:50 pmLooks very yummy raji…:)
Nitha
June 23, 2011 at 2:02 pmPerfect bowl… Ohh yeah.. I meant the pulav in the bowl 🙂
Reshmi Mahesh
June 23, 2011 at 2:07 pmYummy looking pulao…loved the clicks…
Suja
June 23, 2011 at 2:15 pmMakes me hungry,looks super yum.
Prathima Rao
June 23, 2011 at 2:38 pmFantastic recipe!!! Nice touch by way of sambhar pow…:)
Prathima Rao
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SpicyTasty
June 23, 2011 at 2:49 pmawesome presentation and delicious pulao..
Shanavi
June 23, 2011 at 3:37 pmReally the taste would be double cos of the freshly ground wet paste u've added, I most of the time add wet paste to my pulao n biriyani's..But I don grind star anise..I should try adding them once…Pics are appealing and what more can i say !!! Superb
Hamaree Rasoi
June 23, 2011 at 4:14 pmBiriyani looks wonderfully prepared. can't stop drooling over it.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Anonymous
June 23, 2011 at 4:49 pmWoww.. looks yumm 😀
Aarthi
June 23, 2011 at 5:21 pmwow..that looks perfect will try soon
sangee vijay
June 23, 2011 at 5:45 pmvery tempting recipe…looks so inviting n you made me hungry now 🙂
Nithya
June 23, 2011 at 5:50 pmI can smell the briyani right here 😉 looks damn delicious and flavorful 🙂 Like that serving bowl a lot 🙂
Love your new banner 🙂 Looks fresh and cool 🙂
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
June 23, 2011 at 6:36 pmWell presented, like the idea of adding sambar powder instead of chili powder 🙂
the foodie
June 23, 2011 at 7:10 pmWonderful biryani Raji…I can almost feel the aroma coming thru the screen. Till date my mom and my MIL never use garam masalas in their cooking but my husband and my daughter do like their biryanis.
Madhavi
June 23, 2011 at 7:32 pmYumm yumm pulao, perfect with Gujarati kadhi…
http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/
Sobha Shyam
June 23, 2011 at 7:50 pmVery delicious n excellent pulao, great explanations..lovely recipe..
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swapna
June 23, 2011 at 9:48 pmYou made it perfect…..Delicious and yummy pulav!!
sowmya's creative saga
June 24, 2011 at 12:17 amlooks yumm..will try your version sometime..
Torviewtoronto
June 24, 2011 at 1:02 amflavourful delicious pulao
Cilantro
June 24, 2011 at 3:31 amI am a Briyani lover and any type of Biriyani is always my favorite. Looks delicious!
Anonymous
June 24, 2011 at 3:32 amWow, those briyani pictures makes me hungry…love the way you have presented the dish…this preparation of grinding some of the spices is new to me…I am definitely going to try this…thanks for sharing this Raji 🙂
lata raja
June 24, 2011 at 4:46 amThat is certainly a different variety for the usual biriyani.I guess you have added the sambhar powder so the spices do not over power the tast!
jayasree
June 24, 2011 at 5:32 amPerfect biryani…Looks very inviting and liked the pot too.
jayasree
June 24, 2011 at 5:35 amDeclious biryani..Mouthwatering clicks and I liked the pot too.
Prathibha
June 24, 2011 at 6:16 amNice biriani/pulav..first time seeing d addition of sambar powder in biriyani..I love gobi n babycorn in pulavs,it definitely adds a taste to it..looks yummy..this is our family favorite anytime..:)
Happy Cook / Finla
June 24, 2011 at 11:44 amI was really surprised to read you MIL doesn't like masalas. Love rice dishes like this,just wish I made them often than my plain rice.
Shobha Kamath
June 24, 2011 at 12:38 pmNice one ! A favourite in our home too !
Sushma Mallya
June 24, 2011 at 12:51 pmLooks delicious Raji , Jaishree has lovely collection of recipes in her space:)
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine
June 24, 2011 at 2:01 pmJust love this wonderful version of pulav…very nice
vidhas
June 24, 2011 at 4:07 pmyummy Biriyani!!! awesome clicks and nice presnetation.
Angie's Recipes
June 24, 2011 at 7:52 pmThe veggie biriyani looks fabulous!
Mahi
June 25, 2011 at 3:39 amBiriyani is my hubby's favourite! I make it almost all sundays with different combination..veggies/soya chunk/mashrooms/tomato!! 🙂
Sambar powder in Briyani???! quite new..i have only MTR sambar powder..will that do? 😉
Aruna Manikandan
June 25, 2011 at 6:16 ambiryani looks perfect dear 🙂
I also make the same way, but add little coconut in the grinding part.
Nice clicks….
Archana
June 25, 2011 at 3:57 pmAwesome dear looks absolutely delicious.
Now Serving
June 26, 2011 at 1:09 pmLike you Raks, my Amma never used any of those masala and not even poondu except the occasional poondu rasam – but after marriage, I came over to the Canada and then the US and my MIL used these things, but I never developed a taste for it – But then I started cooking in earnest about 5 years ago and have been experimenting a lot with other spices – it was a hard 1 month for me when my family was visiting in the sense some of them are still not the Masala types and I had to even avoid onions and garlic :))!!!! Your biryani, as always takes my breath away – YUM!
aipi
June 27, 2011 at 3:45 amLove this ~ a staple in our household! Will definitely try your version 🙂
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CinnamonNChillies
June 27, 2011 at 5:46 amHello Raks…I have seen ur comments in few of my fellow bloggers sites and I think I cam over to ur space once or twice but forgot to follow 🙁 Today came thro savitha's blog. You have a lovely space. Glad to go through ur eggless bakes recipes and even gladder to follow 🙂 DO drop by my space whenever time permits.
http://www.cinnamonnchillies.com/
Chitra
June 27, 2011 at 10:36 amHmm..looks and sounds yummy. I've got another yummier version of briyani.Thanks. will try 🙂
Plateful
June 29, 2011 at 10:07 pmRice is such a comfort food, I love it in any form. This looks yummy!
Aarthi
June 30, 2011 at 4:20 amyummy looking dish..I have send request in facebook for you.you din accept yet..Check taht dear.
Athma
January 23, 2012 at 1:03 amRak's ur recepies are wat i was searching for… Great job rak's for it is of great help for beginners like me… keep updating ur kitchen with new recepies n we r here to give a try to all of it.. Today im gonna try veg pulao… next try is for veg fried rice… raks update us with more gravies(kulambu) to have with rice for lunch time. C u…
sushmeetha
February 29, 2012 at 4:48 amhi! your blog is amazing…nice presentation…i tried your spicy pulao…it came out very tasty..thank you so mch…keep the good work going…good luck!
Beena.stephy
June 17, 2012 at 2:50 pmOo nice pulao i tried your pulao and add my blog too. thank u http://www.cookingatmayflower.blogspot.com
karthik
July 20, 2012 at 11:45 pmExcellent recipe
had a great lunch thanks
Salasa Raman
January 20, 2013 at 3:49 pmI made this today and it was a big hit. I also added fresh coriander, ginger and cinnamon when grinding. Thank you.
Archana
June 23, 2013 at 10:04 amHiiii……i made this today and it came out so well but little moisture was there…rest it was awesome. Thanks a lot for the recipe dear:)
Archana
sanjan
August 6, 2013 at 1:51 amHI Raks
I have made veg biriyani in the past but never comes out good. This time it was awesome after following your recipe. I always pick one of your recipes on a Sunday evening and prepare it. My family loved it. I roasted the "to grind" list and then grinded. I also added some shredded coconut and daniya with it.
Very flavorful and tasty. Thanks a lot. As usual "Kalakureenga raks"
Sangeetha
December 19, 2013 at 11:03 amHi Raks,
I just tried this recipe. It turned out to be really good. While my family loves any type of vegetable rice, I wanted to try this type of pulao. I did the pressure cooker version.
I tried with regular sona masoori today, as I ran out of basmati and didn't bother to buy in this cold weather here.
the only thing was for 2 cups of rice, just 2 green chillies became extremely spicy.. me and my husband enjoyed with raitha and had to give it with sugar for my son.
nevertheless, i enjoyed the recipe and now that I know how to do it, I can adjust flavors next time.
Thank you so much..
Love, SV
Pravina Parikh
December 31, 2013 at 6:43 ameasy, quick recipe thank you for posting
Unknown
March 15, 2014 at 12:19 amI tried your recipe it turned out so well. As you said, I added coconut to grind and i added some onion too. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe…
KRISHNANAN BAKTHAVACHALAM
April 20, 2014 at 10:41 amI tried your recipe.superb
Linz
August 7, 2014 at 3:19 amJust tried your recipe! Came out so well.. I have tried Masala Bhindi also. Too good!! Thank you for such easy recipes.. I am so glued to your blog now.. 🙂 Thank You!!
renuka
September 23, 2014 at 9:35 amTaste is yummy. .nice
Sowmya Venugopal
May 14, 2015 at 10:30 amHi,
Nice one. I'll definitely try this. Can I use the regular rice instead of basmati? Coz I have not used it till now. Plz telme the water quantity and no. of whistles.
Raks anand
May 14, 2015 at 10:57 amIf you have not tried basmati rice, you should try it . It gives a great flavor and result.
Anyways if using regular, for 1 cup rice, 2 cups water is enough. 2 whistles in medium flame
annu
September 29, 2015 at 3:34 amhi raks
please tell me how to avoid burning….i dont know why but my biryani is getting burnt at the bottom even when i am keeping the cooker on simmer
Raks anand
September 29, 2015 at 3:38 amyou have to let it boil until the rice is 3/4th done. Then put the flame to lowest. Otherwise if putting in lowest flame is not possible, slightly increase the water quantity and give two whistles as mentioned in the post. Indolium metal cooker is best option to avoid burning at the bottom. Try to invest in one such small cooker. It will be handy for many things.
Badrinath Arj
October 30, 2015 at 10:52 amWhich one will be good sambhar powder or chilli powder….
Raks anand
October 30, 2015 at 10:57 amI recommend sambar powder.
raji
January 16, 2016 at 9:02 amHi Raks
I tried out the recipe today and came out well..Happy for that..Tried with little variations..Added marati mokku and thin coconut milk.
one thing I felt was a little spice domination..may be I took only 3/4 cup of rice..next time I would try minimizing the spices.