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Tomato Biriyani

Tomato biriyani is a simple pressure cooked biriyani with tomato puree and no vegetable or with minimal vegetables to retain the flavor of tomatoes. I used half a carrot, few soy chunks and fried bread pieces to make it yum! Try my version of tomato biriyani which can be prepared under 30 minutes and a great taste is guaranteed because of the fried bread and soy chunks. Ingredients: 3-4 Cloves 1 bay leaf 1 inch cinnamon stick 2 medium sized onions, thinly sliced 2 large tomatoes, pureed 2 green chillies, slit vertically salt to taste 1 cup basmati rice (200 ml) 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 1/2 cup soya chunks 3 bread slices 1 tbsp ghee/oil 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 3/4 cup of finely chopped veggies, carrots, corns, french beans, soy chunks, potatoes could be added. How to make tomato biriyani: 1. Wash and soak basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes. 2. Heat a heavy bottomed pan or pressure cooker. Add a tsp of ghee or clarified butter or oil. Ad...

Mutton Dum Biriyani

Biriyani is a delicious indian rice variety, cooked using dum process along with your choice of meat, chicken or mutton or just veggies and a wide list of Indian spices both aromatic and hot. Biriyani itself is a rich dish, it need not request for any side dish. Sometimes, the spiciness of biriyani calls for a raits which is nothing but yogurt/curd mixed with onions or carrots or cucumber or pomegranate etc and optionally tempered with mustard seeds and dried red chilli. In today's blog post, i'm gonna go over the step by step pictures and details of how to make mutton biriyani using dum process. It is usually served with raita and brinjal gravy or any other chicken gravy. Ingredients: 2 cups of basmati rice 3 medium sized onions. thinly sliced 3 medium sized tomatoes, vertically chopped 1 + 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves 1 cup mint leaves 5 green chillies, slit vertically 1/4 cup ginger garlic paste 1 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp ghe...