Instant biryani
A one-pot vegetable biryani cooked in a pressure cooker with coconut and yogurt
A quick vegetable biryani made in a pressure cooker: peas, carrots, potatoes, beans and tomatoes cooked with fresh coconut, yogurt and gentle spices, then steamed with the rice until each grain is separate. Finish it with crisp potato chips and fried vegetables. Serve with masala yogurt.
- Total time
- 115 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the tempering
For the biryani
For the seasoning
To garnish
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Heat ½ cup oil in a pressure cooker. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds and 4 green cardamoms and let them sizzle.
Step 2: Add 3 ⅞ oz onions and 2 tsp garlic paste and sauté for 1 minute.
1 minStep 3: Mix in 2 ⅝ oz shelled peas, 2 ⅓ oz carrots, 2 ⅝ oz potatoes, 1 ¾ oz french beans, 3 ⅛ oz tomatoes, 1 ⅜ oz fresh coconut and 1 cup plain yogurt and cook for 5 minutes.
5 minStep 4: Add 3 ¼ cups water and boil for 5 minutes.
5 minStep 5: Add the drained 12 oz basmati rice and stir in 2 tsp green chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 tbsp vinegar, ½ tsp ground cinnamon and clove mix, 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar.
Step 6: Close the cooker, but put a small steel bowl over the vent in place of the whistle so no pressure builds. Cook on a very low heat for 20 minutes, until the rice is done. Don't overcook: the grains should stay separate.
20 minStep 7: Let it cool a little, then transfer to an oven dish and garnish with 1 handful potato chips (crisps) and 2 tbsp fried french beans and carrot pieces.
Step 8: Just before serving, heat through in the oven or microwave. Serve with masala yogurt.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does instant biryani take?
- About 115 minutes in total: 75 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of basmati rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cumin seeds?
- Ground cumin, three quarters of the amount (add it with the other ground spices, not to hot oil first).
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