VEGETABLE BIRYANI WITH COCONUT MILK

BIRYANI... Favorite to all. This is prepared in different varieties using different methods.. Today i am sharing with you one of my all time favorite and different style of biryani cooked with coconut milk and vegetables in pressure cooker. This recipe i learned from my mom. I prepare different varieties of recipes with coconut milk.. will post soon... If u cook this once and serve to your family they will ask you prepare again and again..

Preparation time : 20 min
Cooking time : 30 min
Serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS

1 glass basmati rice, cleaned n soaked for 15-20 min
2 glasses coconut milk
2 onions, finely sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped into cubes
1 potato, peeled and chopped into small cubes
10-15, french beans, chopped into small pieces
1 carrot, peeled and chopped into small pieces
2 tbsp greenchilli-ginger-garlic paste
4 cloves / lavangalu
1 star anise / anasapuvvu
4 green cardamoms / elachi
2 biryani leaves / biryani aaku
4 pieces 1 inch dalchini / dalichinachekka
salt as per taste
1 tsp chillipowder
1 tsp garam masala powder
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp ghee

PREPARATION 

• Take half coconut and remove the extract and chop into small pieces. Take a mixie jar add these coconut pieces, sufficient quantity of water and grind into puree. Take a strainer and strain the milk from the coconut extract. Repeat this process 2-3 times depends on the quantity of rice. I prepared 3 times.
• Grind greenchillies, ginger and garlic into a fine paste.
• Chop all the vegetables and keep aside.
• Clean and soak the basmati rice for 15-20 min, keep aside.

 COOKING METHOD

• Take a pressure cooker and add oil and ghee.
• Once the oil is heat add all the masala ingredients- cloves, cardamoms, star anise, dalchini, biryani leaves. Let them fry. A nice aroma will come.
• Add onions and let them turn golden brown.
• Add grenchilli - ginger- garlic paste. Let it fry until the raw smell of the paste goes away.
• Add all the chopped vegetables- potato, carrot, french beans and tomatoes. Let them cook until they turn soft.
• Add salt, chillipowder, garam masala powder, mix well and fry for 2 min.
• Remove the water and add the soaked basmati rice and fry for 2 min, the rice should be coated with the masala.
• Add coconut milk, mix well and let it boil.
• Once it boils close the lid and cook the rice for 3 whistles.
• When the pressure is gone, remove the lid and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot immediately with onion raita or any curry of your choice.