LENTIL / DAL RECEIPE - SIMPLE PARUPPU SADAM
VEGETABLE BIRYANI
INGREDIENTS 2 cups of basmati/jeera rice (approx. 200 gms) 100 gms of vegetables ( carrot/beans/peas/aloo) 3 cups of water( use the same cup used for measuring rice) 1 big onion chopped 2 tomatoes 1 green chilli 1 teaspoon of curd Salt to taste 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste 2 teaspoons biryani powder 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder 4 teaspoons of ghee Small size bay leave 1 small size cinnamon 1 clove 1 star anise Coriander leaves DIRECTIONS Rinse the rice thoroughly and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Heat a cooker with ghee in it. Add bay leave, cinnamon,clove,star anise into it and saute for 2 minutes. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry it for a minute. Then add onion and slit green chilli into it. Fry for 2 minutes you can add tomatoes and salt in this stage to fasten the cooking process of onions. Add all the vegetables along with red chilli powder and biryani powder and fry it for 2 mintues. Add curd and coriander leaves .Now add the soaked rice fry it for 2 minutes. When t...