Easy Biriyani

ingredients :

2 cups of zeera rice or normal rice or basmathi rice
15 - 20 small onions
1/2 cup of diced carrot
1/2 cup of green peas
1/2 of beans chopped ( 1 inch)
1/2 cup of tomato(optional)
4 spoons of oil

spices to  grind :

cardomom - 4
cloves - 3
cinnamon stick - 3
garlic cloves -3
coconut - 2 spoons



garnishing:

cashews
parsley


Method:

* Soak the rice for 15 mins keep it aside

* meanwhile grind the spices in a mixer with out water

* In a meadium flame , drop the grinded paste in oil
saute for 5 mins . add onion ,saute till golden
brown.. add other vegetables now ... U can add a pinch of turmeric or food
colour if you want the biriyani to be colourful...

* mix it well with the uncooked rice  .. keep it in a
rice cooker  with a appropriate amount of water..

* fry the cashews in ghee .. for garnishing .
server it with parsley

*server it with onion raitha

Note :

For basmati -- 1 cup 1 1/4 water
zeera === 1 cup 1 1/4 water
plain rice --- 1 cup 2 cups water..

Baby corn mushroom fried rice :

Baby corn mushroom fried rice :

Servers for 2.Cooking time 35 mins.




















Ingredients:

10 to 15 baby corn
1/2 pack of mushroom
1 medium size shallot
2 garlic cloves
2 spoons oil (olive ,maize )
pepper and Salt to taste
1 spoon of cashews fried in ghee .
1 cup long grain rice

Method:

Wipe the mushroom with clean wet cloth or tissue paper (do not wash mushroom it easily absorbs water ) and slice it . Soak the rice for 15 mins ,with 1 1/4 cup of water either pressure cook it .(or keep it in a rice cooker ).You can also fry the rice with a ½ spoon of ghee without soaking in the water and pressure cook it .
In a pan take 2 spoons of oil .sauté the onion ,garlic for 3 mins or till translucent . add the baby corn .saute for another 5 mins till the baby corn turns golden brown .then add the mushrooms . Saute for 6 to 7 mins or till the mushroom turns brown ,add the rice mix it well. Let it be on the stove for another 6 mins .
Add the salt and pepper power . Garnish it with fried cashews .

Simple but tasty !!!

Bisibele bath:

Bisibele bath:
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Total cooking time 45 mins , serves for 4



Ingredients
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½ cup rice
½ thoor dhal
Vegetables (optional like carrot, beans)
½ cup garbanzo (kondai kadali steamed)
½ cup peas
2 spoons of oil
3 spoons of ghee
1 spoon of Mustard
5 to6 curry leaves
2 spoons of jaggery
Coriander for garnishing

To be grinded into paste :
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4 pieces cinnamon bark
3 ½ spoons of channa dhal(kadalai parupu)
4 spoons of dhaniya
1 spoon of kasa kasa (soaked in hot water of 1 ½ hrs)
1 spoon of cashew
2 elachi powdered
6 pepper corn
5 to 8 dried chili (depends on the spice level, you can also limit the chili to 4 if your spice level is low)Only Badgi chili adds red color when it is grind.
3 spoons of coconut

Method :
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Pressure cook the rice and thoor dhal put together . Pressure cook it upto 5 whistles. Off the stove let the cooker be on the heat.
Mean while get the paste ready . In a pan take one spoon of oil, add the channa dhal fry it for 3 to 4 mins ,add the dhaniya sauté for 3 to 4 mins in medium heat do not over fry or burn .add the dried chilli to it followed by peppercorn,elachi powder and cinnamon stick . After you smell the essence of cinnamon add cashew followed with coconut. Sauté for 1 min. Take it off from the stove and let it cool .
Note : Kasa kasa can be added during grinding .

Now take a thick bottomed vessel (your pressure cooker will do) . Add the pressure cooked rice and thoor dhal to it . Add the vegetables to it with 2 cups of water. The fried ingredient is now ready to grind. Add the kasa kasa along with it. Add ¼ of water grind it into fine paste . Now add the paste into the rice and mix it well with 2 cups of water. Let it cook. Stir it often . Add the ghee and jaggery .It takes 20 mins to cook. Stir often . Atlast spatter the mustard in a pan with 1 spoon of oil ,add it to the bath . Add curry leaves for aroma . Off the stove let it be in the stove for few mins . Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Serve it with Applam (papad ) ,Vadam.. Tastes great !!!