On the whole, bring this totally irresistible restaurant style veg biryani at your table and see the magic. Here is how to make vegetable biryani recipe at home….
Best Hyderabadi Veg Biryani Recipe
Indeed, for we Indians, Biryani has always been an utter favorite to all of us, be it a chicken biryani, mutton biryani, egg biryani or prawns biryani and Vegetable Biryani for the vegetarians. Earlier in many of my post I have cited that any dum biryani recipe is my son’s all-time favorite, so it has to be a consistent affair at our home 😉 variety of biryanis such as - Hyderabadi Chicken Dum biryani, Mutton Biryani, Mango Chicken Biryani and Prawns biryani are usually on our tables every other Fridays or even on Sundays. Out of the list above, was missing – Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani and it was also requested since long, by my dear readers. Thus, the vegetable biryani post is here for you all. Hold on, I know, you may get panicked seeing the long list of ingredients that we will be using for making of veg biryani recipe. Surely, this is an absolutely easy veg biryani recipe. And outcome of this bulky affair is exceptional. Once you master in the effort along with the important tips following this vegetable biryani recipe, it will always be a breeze and never a cumbersome effort. If you are yearning to have biryani with vegetables instead of meat, then this a must try biryani recipe. It is utterly luscious, succulent and light on palate.
What rice to use to make Hyderabadi Veg Biryani Recipe?
The best rice to go for while making hyderabadi vegetable dum biryani is, the long grain basmati rice. The longer aged basmati rice, the better will be the taste and aroma of the vegetable biryani.
How to make Biryani Masala for Veg Biryani Recipe at home?
In ths recipe, you will find the special ground masala - a homemade Biryani masala powder in this Hyderabadi veg dum biryani recipe below. undoubtedly, It is always best to make fresh biryani masala for making veg biryani recipe. I am pretty sure, yes! Although, the homemade Biryani masala is always better than store bought biryani masala, you can make it in a bulk and store it easily in a clean air tight container. Indeed, the storage can be done for couple of months in refrigerator or in freezer for 5 months. Doesn’t that sound stress-free?? For this reason, I am always up to make this biryani masala in bulk and freeze it. Undoubtedly, the taste, the aroma of freshly ground masala will make this recipe, one of the best Veg dum biryani you will ever have. The measure of spices below for biryani masala recipe is as per the biryani measure mentioned for this vegetable biryani recipe. But, you can increase or decrease the amount proportionally. So, without wasting much time, let’s head on to make this lip-smacking How to make hyderabadi veg dum biryani
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How to make veg biryani recipe
for veg layer: To begin with, in a heavy bottom pan, heat 2 tablespoons of ghee. Then, add potatoes and toss very well on high heat for a minute. Sauté for another 3-4 minutes until lightly seared. Once seared well, then transfer the potatoes on to a plate and keep it aside Then, in the same pan, heat another tablespoon of ghee. Now, add cauliflower, carrot and sauté on high for 2 minutes. The, add beans and green peas and sauté them all for another 2 minutes. Take them out on plate and keep it aside After that, in the same pan with remaining ghee, sauté capsicum and onions together for just a minute. Now, take it off the heat and keep it aside (do not over cook) For vegetable marination: Once the vegetables are done with sauteeing, then, in a large bowl, combine all the ingredients (along with the above sautéed vegetables) mentioned under marination. Then, cover and keep it aside for 15 minutes
 Cooking rice for veg biryani recipe:
To cook rice for veg biryani, firstly, in a large handi, add shazeera, ghee, cinnamon, bay leaves, lemon juice and enough water. Then, bring it to a boil.  While the water is boiling, add salt (little extra than usual) and mix well. Then, add soaked and drained rice and cook on high until just 60 percent done. Do not over-cook the rice. Meanwhile, take ¼ cup of hot water from the pot into a bowl and add ⅓ cup of ghee (mentioned under layering) until melted and mixed. Keep it aside
For layering the hyderabadi veg dum biryani:
Now, take a heavy bottom pot in which biryani is to be layered for dum Then, grease the base of the pot with 1 tablespoon of oil. After that, arrange the tomato slices evenly at the greased base. This will help the vegetables not to stick at the bottom and will avoid burning. Then, layer the marinated vegetables over the tomato layer evenly. And, add all the remaining marinade, if any. Then, sprinkle, mint leaves and fried onions evenly. After that, sprinkle one tablespoon of saffron water over the vegetables Then, carefully, add rice evenly on the vegetable layer Lastly, sprinkle remaining spice powder, saffron water and melted ghee over the rice.. Then, cover the pot with lid and seal it with the dough (I did it) Finally, place the biryani pot on high flame and allow it to cook for few minutes (12-15minutes). After 15 minutes, at this stage, you will notice steam coming out either from vent of the lid or from the side of the dough. This is the point when biryani is ready to be kept on dum. Then, place a hot tava/griddle below the handi and keep it for “Dum’(simmer) exactly for another 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, switch off the heat and leave it as it is for 8-10 minutes. Lastly, after 10 minutes, open the lid, dish out yummy Hyderabadi veg dum biryani and serve with raita of your choice.
