Mughalai Vegetable Briyani (With Step-Wise Pictures)

Mughalai Vegetable Briyani

There is a popular saying about Briyani.. "If there is such a thing as food of god, it is undoubtedly Briyani'.. Its true, right?? I love to try various types of Briyani... This Mughal Briyani  taste is very different from that of our usual one pot briyani.. Here rice  and  the gravy are cooked separatley..  Then both are cooked together in low heat (Dum).. I made use of oven for it..

Its a very rich n aromatic briyani perfect for a heavy weekend lunch.. Then for what are you waiting for?? here is the recipe!!

Ingredients: (Recipe For 4)

For Rice:

Basmati Rice          - 2 cups

Lemon Juice           - 1 tbsp

Oil                          - 1 tsp

Water                     - 6 cups

Salt                         - As required

Vegetables To Boil:

Carrot                   - 2 (medium size)

French Beans       - 8-10

Peas                      - 1/4 cup

Cauliflower          - 1/4 cup

To Grind(1):

Coconut                - 1 tbsp

Cashew Nuts        - 4-6

Poppy Seeds         - 1/2 tbsp

To Grind(2):

Tomato                 - 2

Others:

Oil                                   - 2 tbsp

Ghee                                - 1 tbsp

Whole Garam Masala     - Everything 2

Big onion                        - 2

Ginger-Garlic Paste        - 1 tbsp

Yoghurt                           - 1/2 cup

Salt                                  - As needed

Chilli Powder                  - 1.5 tbsp

Cumin powder                - 2 tsp

Coriander Powder           - 2 tsp

Garam Masala Powder   - 2 tsp
Coriander Leaves           - 2 handful
Mint Leaves                    - 2 handful

Procedure:

• Boil 6 cups of water in  a sauce pan. When the water boils, add washed Basmathi rice. When the water boils again, reduce the flame and switch it off in another 8 minutes. By this way, rice would have cooked only 3/4 th.. When you take out the rice it should be mashable with hands but it should be little chewy when you eat.. Drain the excess water and let the rice cool..

• Boil all the vegetables with less water. Grind both under ' To Grind' separately. Grate big onions.
• Wash and chop coriander and mint leaves.
• Heat oil +Ghee in a pan. Add whole Garam Masala to it. After a minute, add grated onions.. Once it gets browned, add Ginger - Garlic paste.. Add tomato puree after a minute.
• When the raw flavor of tomato goes off, add in coconut paste. 
• Saute it for about a minute and then add all boiled vegetables..
• After some time, add yogurt and all powders.
• Add half cup of water and simmer the gravy.. Switch it off when the gravy gets thickened.

• Take a baking pan. Grease it. Place half of the rice. Then Gravy.. and throw coriander, some coriander and mint leaves.
• And then add rest of the rice, gravy and again Coriander, mint leaves.
• Cover the pan. I used baking sheet for it.

• Pre heat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. Bake it for 15 minutes. Let briyani sit in the switched off oven for 10 more minutes.

• If you wish fry onions, cashews and add it to the Briyani. Mix everything and serve it hot with Raita..
• If you don't have oven, simply heat a dosai pan. Place rice,gravy,coriander leaves in layers in a Pan and place it over the dosai pan.. By this, Dum briyani can be done on stove top.