Traditional authentic vegetable biryani recipe involves layering and dum (slow cooking). It is quite a time consuming and longer process as compared to this. Whereas, this recipe is an easy one pot biryani that needs no marination or special ingredients. Great news is, you can also cook this vegetable biryani easily in a regular pressure cooker on stove top. Wouldn’t it be a great addition to your weeknight dinners or weekend meals? I am sure it would be. Because, this veg biryani has all the reasons to be in your fav list.
This Vegetable Biryani Is
Easy and super good Ready under 30 minutes One pot dish Gluten free Easily customisable to make vegan version (skip ghee and curd) Easy on spices and spiciness (can go on ahead as per liking)
Why An Instant Pot to make this Biryani Recipe?
Let me confess, I bought the IP in September 2018 and it was simply lying in the shelf packed for 4 months. I don’t know why, but I had a fear that will I be able to use it properly or not, or how long would it take me to get use to it? With 100’s of stupid thoughts in my mind, I was reluctant to get my hands on it. Well, keeping all thoughts aside, I decided to give it a try, “it might take few trials and errors, but am sure I will adapt to it easily”. Trust me, that day and today, Instant Pot hadn’t failed me. The best part of the IP is I never have to baby sit while cooking anything. Heat, Sauté, Close the pot, Set the timer and leave. Never ever in my life I have cooked curries or biryanis or pulaos in just few minutes. Plus, the taste of the food is simply amazing. In coming days, I shall share my best international and Indian Instant pot recipes here. This One pot Vegetable biryani recipe is one of them. It took me flat 20 minutes to make this recipe in an instant pot.
Ingredients
Rice - Good quality long grain Rice , either Basmati or Sela Rice. Vegetables - I have used a mix of potatoes, peas, carrots, capsicum and cauliflower here. You are free to use the vegetable of your choice. Addition of mushroom, tofu, paneer is always welcome. Yogurt, Ghee and Oil - You may skip yogurt and ghee, if you are making vegan veg biryani recipe Whole Spices - Bay leaves, cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, green cardamom, star anise, cloves and black peppercorns. Spice powders - Garam Masala powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder. You can go on ahead with cayenne pepper or smoked paprika as well. Fresh ingredients - Ginger and Garlic paste, slit green chilies, chopped coriander and mint leaves, lemon juice Other ingredients - pinch of saffron soaked in either 2 tbsp milk or water, fried or caramelised onions, salt, water. You can also use store bought fried onions or birista
Expert Tips
Always, cut veggies like potato and cauliflower in large chunks to avoid getting mushy Soak the rice for 15 minutes for best fluffy veg biryani. A mix of both ghee and oil gives aromatic and super flavourful biryani. But, you can use either ghee or oil, but skip ghee if you plan to make vegan veg biryani. Use long grain rice to make biryani appealing as well as delicious. Do not compromise on quality of rice to make biryani. You can surely add fried cashew nuts and raisins to make biryani more rich, nutty and flavourful
How to make vegetable biryani in pressure cooker on stove top?
How to make Vegetable Biryani in Instant Pot
Switch on the IP and press Sauté mode. Once the IP displays ‘Hot’, heat oil and ghee together in the inner pot of the IP. Add, whole spices and fry for 30 seconds. Then, add sliced onions and sauté until it just starts picking up golden colour. Add, cauliflower, peas, carrot, potato, ginger garlic paste and green chilies and sauté for 30 seconds. Then, add whisked yogurt, spice powders, little salt and mix. Add 1 cup of water from the sides of the inner pot. Top the vegetable layer with chopped mint and coriander leaves, fried or caramelised onions. Layer the soaked and strained rice evenly, sprinkle saffron water, salt and lemon juice on the top. Pour 2 more cups of water from the side of the pot such that rice is just immersed under water. Do not stir at this point. Immediately cover the IP lid with the vent in sealing position and cancel the ‘Sauté’ mode. Switch on the ‘Manual/Pressure Cooker Mode’. Pressure cook the veg biryani on low pressure for 6 minutes. Once the IP beeps, manually release the pressure carefully and open the pot, allow it to rest for 5 minutes. Top the biryani with some more caramelised or fried onions and fluff up the rice using fork. Serve Veg biryani with raita of your choice.
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