veg dum biryani

Enjoy holi with colorful veg dum biryani!!!

Ingredients :

rice - 3cups
potatos - 3-4
carrots - 3
peas - 1cup
onion - 1 big
green chillies - 6
ginger garlic paste - 2tbs
curd - 1/2cup
garam masala - 11/2tbs (divided)
red chilly powder  - 1/2tsp
turmeric - 1/2tsp
salt - 3tsp(divided)
cinnamon stisk - 1"piece
cloves - 6
star anise - 1 whole
orange food colour  - 1/4tsp
coriander leaves / cilantro - few springs
mint - few sprigs
oil - 5 -6 tbs

              (These are  very old  potato , so some buds are going on top  . I don't know whether they are edible or not so I removed buds and used the potatos)

Pre preperation  :

• Finely slice onions and saute until brown color   (takes about 3tbs of oil) .

• Chop potatos and carrots in to bite size cutes and saute them saperately until they leaves it rew smell(takes about 1tbs of oil each)

• Saute peas until 2 minutes (about 1 tbs of oil)

• In small bowl , take curd and add garam masala (1tbs) , salt , red chilly powder , turmeric , ginger garlic paste and mix well  . Add this curd mixture to the sautes veggies and marrinate for 30 minutes .

• Mean while take water in big pot and bring it to boil . When water is boiling add salt(2tsp) , cinnamon stick , cloves , star anise  and rice and stirr well and let it cook until rice is 80%cooked .
• Once rice is cooked , drain off the rice in a colinder .

• Chop coriander leaves , mint leaves and slit green chilles .
• divide sauted onions , chopped coriande , mint leaves , slit green chillies in to 3 parts .

For dum :

• Preheat oven on 425 f .
• In a oven safe tray , spread the marinated veggies as bottom layer (spread it evenly) .

• On top of veggies , sprinkle 1/3 of the onions , mint and coriander leaves , split green chilles .

• now spread half of the cooked rice on top of  it .(spread evenly) and sprinkle pinch of garam masala on top .

• Again sprinkle another 1/3rd of the mint , coriander leaves , onions , green chilles on the rice .

• Take another half of the rice and spread it evenly .
• take remaining onions , mint , coriander leaves , split green chillies and sprinkle over top of the rice .
• If you are using color , disolve the colour in 2tbs of water and sprinkle over the top of rice .

• Now cover the tray with foil and put it in oven and bake it  for 20 minutes .

• After 20 minutes , carefully  take it out from the oven and mix  the rice and veggies until they all are mixed well and cover it and bake it again for 10 minutes .

• Now biryani is done .

Serve  steaming hot veg biryani with chicken curry  / kurma /gravy and raita

Veg bum biryani with onion tomato gravy and raita .

NOTE :

      - can use any oyher veggies like cauliflowe , bell peppers , cabbage , brocalini ....

      - I used dried peas . if using so soak them for 5 hrs and boil until cooked and use .

      - Use spices according to your taste .

      - Can use saffron instead of colour . Just soask in warm water / milk for 15 minutes before using .