Brown Rice Biryani
Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients:
To cook the Rice:
- 1 cup brown rice
- 6 cups water
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 green cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 black pepper
- Salt to taste
Vegetables:
- ¼ cup sliced green bell pepper
- ¾ cup pre-cut mixed vegetables (I used green peas, carrots, green beans)
- 1 cup thinly sliced onion
- 1 medium tomato chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoon chopped mint
Vegetables and Spices
Spices and Seasoning:
- 2 cardamom
- ¼ inch cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- ½ tablespoon garlic paste
- 3 tablespoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- Salt to taste
Method:
To cook the rice:
- Wash and rinse brown rice multiple times. Soak the rice in a cup of water for 20-30 minutes.
- Get a big vessel and add 5 cups of water. Add cumin seeds, cardamom, bay leaf, black pepper, and salt into the water. Bring the water to boil.
- Add soaked rice with the water to the boiling water in a pan. Stir it and let the rice cook. Do not put the lid on. Check the rice in between.
- Brown rice takes a long time to cook than regular white rice. The rice should not be overcooked.
- As soon as the rice is cooked, get a colander and pour the rice in. Let the water drain completely. Fluff with a fork and keep it aside to cool down.
To make the vegetable gravy:
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and add ¼ cup sliced onion. Fry the onion for 5 minutes. Take out the fried onion slices and keep it aside for the later use.
- Add another tablespoon of oil in a same pan. Add remaining sliced onion. Add ginger and garlic paste. Stir it until the raw smell goes away.
- Add chopped bell pepper and mixed vegetables. Mix it and let them cook. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well. Let the tomatoes and vegetables cook properly.
- Get 2 tablespoons of yogurt in a bowl and stir it to remove lumps. Add this beaten yogurt to the vegetables. Stir once again.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, salt , 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, and a tablespoon chopped mint to the vegetables. Give a quick stir.
- Once the vegetables are cooked, turn off the flame.
Brown Rice
To layer the biryani:
- Get a pan and lightly coat it with a cooking spray. Add little rice at the botton. Add half of the vegetable gravy all over the rice layer.
- Add half of the fried sliced onion over the vegetable layer.
- Add rice layer again, following the vegetable layer. The top layer should be rice layer. Add chopped cilantro, mint, and fried onion on top.
- Turn on the flame on low-medium heat. Put the tava on it. Place the biryani pan on it. Put the lid on and let it cook for 30-40 minutes.
- Serve hot.
