Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani

Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani
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Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani

Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani

Serves Prep Time Cook Time Total Time
6 30 mins 1 hour 15 mins 1 hour 45 mins
INGREDIENTS:
For Preparing Vegetables
  • Carrot - 1 diced
  • Potato - 1 cubed
  • Green Peas - 1 tbsp
  • Yogurt - 1/2 cup
  • Paneer - 1/2 cup cubed
  • Cauliflower Florets - 1/2 cup
  • Mint & Coriander - handful of them
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Whole Garam Masalas - 2 Cardamom; 2 Cloves; 1/4 tsp Cumin; 2' Cinnamon Stick
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Shahi Biryani Masala - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
  • Coriander Masala - 1/4 tsp
  • Fried Onion - a little
For Preparing Rice
  • Water - 6 cups
  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Whole Garam Masala - 2 - cloves; 2 - cardamom; 1 - cinnamon stick; 1/4 tsp - cumin seeds
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Basmati Rice - 380 gm (soaked - 1 hr)
For Preparing Layers
  • Prepared Rice -
  • Prepared Vegetables -
  • Yogurt -
  • Saffron water - 1/2 cup
  • Mint & Coriander - handful
  • Fried Onions -
RECIPE STEPS:
For Veggies
  1. In a kadhai add oil. Now add whole garam masala, ginger-garlic paste. Saute for a minute. Now add carrot, potatoes, cauliflower, peas and salt. Saute until they are lightly cooked.
  2. After the veggies are a bit cooked, add in biryani masala, red chili powder, garam masala powder and gradually add yogurt stirring well to prevent curdling of curd.
  3. Now add mint, coriander, paneer. Cook until the moisture gets dried out which was caused due to adding yogurt. This would take approx 5 minutes. Veggies should not be cooked completely as we will dum it later on. It should 70% cooked.
  4. After the moisture is dried, add some fried onions and transfer to a bowl.
For Rice
  1. Boil water. Add oil, whole garam masala, salt. Boil until roaring boil. Add the soaked rice. In about 3-4 minutes in high flame rice will be 70% done. Test by eating some if it has a bite but its tastes like cooked or press between ur fingers. If breaks into 2 parts its ready. Strain it and spread on a big plate.
For Dum
  1. Take a cooker, add half of the vegetables, yogurt, green chilli, a pinch of salt and some nuts. Let it heat. Now add a handful of mint coriander. Now top it off with a good layer of rice.
  2. Next add the remaining vegetables, remaining mint-coriander(leave 1 tsp. for top), fried onions and the rice. Spread the rice and add the saffron mixture with a bit of mint-coriander, fried onion.
  3. Now sprinkle 1/4 cup of water over it, Cover and cook for 2 minutes in lowest flame.
  4. Transfer the cooker to a big pot with some water. This water bath prevents the dum to get burnt.. In about 30-35 minutes the Biryani is ready to make you dig into it.
RECIPE NOTES :

Cut vegetables in a uniform size. Veggies are less, but the rice is used more for Biryanis. You could use raw chopped nuts or saute them in oil and add.<br/>Make sure to soak rice for at least 1 hour.