Dassana's Veg Recipes· by Dassana Amit★ 4.8 (197)

Vegetable Dum Biryani | Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani

Name: Vegetable Dum Biryani | Hyderabadi Veg Dum Biryani
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cups basmati rice (- 300 grams, preferably aged basmati rice); 1 cup water (for soaking rice); 1.5 cups cauliflower florets (- 150 grams); 1 cup chopped potatoes (- 100 grams or 2 medium-sized); ½ cup chopped carrots (- 100 grams or 1 medium to large carrot); ¼ cup chopped french beans (- 50 grams or 11 to 12 french beans); 8 to 10 white button mushrooms (sliced or chopped, (optional)); ¼ to ⅓ cup chopped bell pepper (- 50 grams or 1 small to medium (optional)); ½ cup green peas (- fresh or frozen); 1 cup thinly sliced onions ((heaped) - 115 grams onion or 1 large onion); 1.5 tablespoons finely chopped ginger (- 10 grams or 2 pieces of 2 inch ginger or 1 tablespoon ginger paste); 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic (- 5 grams or 10 to 12 medium garlic cloves or ½ tablespoon garlic paste); 2 green chilies (- slit or sliced); 3 green cardamoms; 1 black cardamom; 3 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon; 1 tej patta ((Indian bay leaf)); 2 single mace strands; 5 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt (or add as per taste); 3 tablespoons ghee ((clarified butter) - use 3 tablespoons oil instead); 1 teaspoon shahi jeera ((caraway seeds)); 1 black cardamon; 1 cup curd ((yogurt), whisked - 200 grams); ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper or paprika); ½ cup water (for pressure cooking and ¾ cup water for cooking in a pan); 2 tablespoons cashews; 1 tablespoons raisins ((without seeds))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 5 · 1h 30m total

Servings

Calories

22% of a 2,000 cal day

441KCAL

Protein

12g23% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat12g

16%

Saturated6g

30%

Unsaturated6g

—

Total Carbs70g

26%

Fiber6g

22%

Total Sugars10g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch54g

—

Sodium791mg

34%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A layered Hyderabadi biryani of basmati rice, spiced vegetable gravy, herbs, nuts, raisins, yogurt, and saffron, slow-cooked so each grain absorbs the aromatics. Rich, fragrant, and perfectly balanced with soft tender vegetables throughout.

Ingredients

5 SERVINGS

300 gbasmati rice — aged, 1½ cup
1 cupwater
150 gcauliflower florets — 1½ cup
100 gpotatoes — 1 cup, or medium-sized potatoes
100 gchopped carrots — ½ cup
50 gfrench beans — chopped, ¼ cup
8–10white button mushrooms — optional
50 gchopped bell pepper — small to medium, ¼–⅓ cup, optional
½ cupgreen peas — fresh or frozen
115 gthinly sliced onions — 1 cup
10 gfinely chopped ginger — fresh, 1½ tbsp, or ginger paste
5 ggarlic — 1 tbsp, or medium garlic cloves or garlic paste
2green chilies
3green cardamoms
1black cardamom
3cloves
1 inchcinnamon
1tej patta (Indian bay leaf)
2mace strands
5 cupswater
1 tspsalt
3 tbspghee (clarified butter) — or oil
1 tspshahi jeera (caraway seeds)
1black cardamom
200 gcurd (yogurt) — whisked, 1 cup
½ tspturmeric powder — ground
1 tspred chilli powder — or cayenne pepper or paprika
½ cupwater for pressure cooking — or water for cooking in a pan
2 tbspcashews
1 tbspraisins (without seeds) — seedless
2 tbspalmonds — peeled, sliced, raw or blanched
salt — as needed
20 gchopped coriander leaves (cilantro) — ⅓ cup
⅓ cupchopped mint leaves — fresh, 5 g
4–5 tbspmilk
¼ tspsaffron strands
2 tspkewra water (pandanus water) — or rose water

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Method

1h 30m total

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mainindiangrain bowlgluten freevegetarian

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