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Vegetable Biryani and Potato Kurma

Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice 2 cups


• Chopped Onion


• 1/2 cupMint leaves


• Vegetables any - fewChopped Carrot, Beans, Green Peas 1 cup


• Ginger Garlic Paste


• 1 tbspBiryani Masala


• 1/2cup oil


• 4/5 tbspWater - 3.5 cups

1. In a flat bottomed pressure pan, heat oil, add Onion, mint leaves, Ginger Garlic paste and fry these for 2 mins.

2. Now, add in biryani masala, vegetables; Cook these for 2 mins.

3. Season with salt, add rice and cook for a minute.

4. Finally add the water and cook until 3 whistles.

5. Serve hot with any spicy kurma and raita.

Potato Kurma

• Fresh Coconut - 1 cupRoasted


• Sesame seeds (Telugu: Nuvvulu) - 2 tbsp


• Onions - 3 tbsp ( or 2 medium ones)


• Peanuts - 1 tbspRoasted


• Yellow Bengal Gram (Telugu: Putnala Pappu) - 1 tbsp


• Tamarind taste - 1 spoon Oil


• 2 tbspGaram Masala


• 1 tbspGinger Garlic paste


• 3/4 tbspSalt - to taste


• Red Chilli powder


• 1 tbspTurmeric


• 1/2 tbspYogurt - 2 tbsp (optional)

1. Take a tbsp of oil in a pan, on a low flame add in sesame seeds, 3/4 of onions, peanuts, yellow bengal gram, ginger garlic paste and fry these for a 2 mins.

2. Then add tamarind water and finally coconut. cook for a minute.

3. Grind these to a fine paste and keep aside.

4. In a wok, take left over onion, add in the ground masala and cook for couple of minutes. When the oil starts to separate, season with salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala.

5. Finally, add boiled potatoes, add some yogurt and stir well.

6. You can in your choice of vegetable in Step 4.

7. Goes well with any biryani, naan or roti.