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Vegetable Biryani Recipe | Seeraga Samba Vegetable Biryani Recipe

Learn how to make aromatic and flavorful vegetable biryani using Seeraga Samba rice.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 0
Author Narmadha

Ingredients

  • Seeraga samba rice 2 cups
  • Water 4 cups
  • Carrot ½ cup
  • Beans ½ cup
  • Potato 2 small
  • Salt 2 tsp or as required
  • Onion 1 big
  • Tomato 2 medium
  • Green chilli 1 big
  • Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
  • Curd ¼ cup
  • Red chilli powder 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Cumin powder ¼ tsp
  • Mint leaves ½ cup
  • Coriander leaves ¼ cup

To temper

  • Oil 4 tsp
  • Ghee 4 tsp
  • Cardamom 2
  • Cinnamon 2 small sticks
  • Cloves 3
  • Star anise 1
  • Marati moku 1
  • Mace ¼ tsp
  • Bay leaf 2

Instructions

  • Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes
  • Peel the skin, wash and chop the vegetables
  • Heat oil and ghee in a pan/pressure cooker and temper with whole spices listed under temper
  • Add the finely chopped onions, slit green chillies and saute nicely.
  • Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes
  • Then add tomatoes and saute till mushy
  • Next add finely chopped coriander and mint leaves and saute till it shrinks.
  • Finally add the chopped veggies and saute for 3-4 minutes
  • Then add curd to the mixture.
  • Next add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and garam masala.
  • Saute for few minutes and add the water and allow it to boil.
  • Once it boils add the washed rice.
  • Allow it to cook in medium flame for 5 minutes
  • Then close the lid and allow it to cook for 10 minutes in low flame till it is done.
  • Open the lid and gently fluff it up.
  • Vegetable biryani is ready. Serve it with raita

Notes

Adjust the spices according to your preference.
You can pressure cook for 2 whistles.
You can grind the mint leaves and coriander leaves instead of chopping.