South African Vegetable Biryani Food

VEGETABLE BIRYANI

Steps:

• Add the cinnamon stick and cardamom to the rice, season with salt and cook as per packet instructions until half cooked. Drain the water, add a sprinkle of egg yellow food colouring, cover and set aside.
• Steam potatoes until almost cooked. Season with salt, shallow fry in a little oil and set aside
• Fry one onion until golden brown and crisp and set aside

SOUTH AFRICAN VEGETABLE BIRYANI

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet, fry the onions in the ghee until golden. With a slotted spoon, remove ⅓ of the slices, and set aside. Add to the pot, the ginger, garlic and chili paste. Fry for 5 or 6 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the lentils, peas, carrots and beans. Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes. Add more ghee if necessary. Add tomatoes, spices and mint. Stir for 5 minutes. Pour in 1 cup of very hot water, cover and simmer until the vegetables are half-cooked. Add the rice, potatoes, salt and another 4 to 5 cups of hot water. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the rice is done and the water is absorbed. Garnish with the reserved onion slices.

VEGETABLE BIRYANI (SOUTH AFRICA)

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet or stew pot, fry the onions in butter until they are golden brown. With a slotted spoon, remove about 1/3 of the slices and set aside.
• Add to the pot the ginger, garlic and chili paste, and fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add the lentils, green peas, carrots and green beans. Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes, adding more butter or a bit of oil if needed.
• Add the tomatoes, spices and mint, and stir for 5 minutes.
• Then pour a cup of hot water, cover, and simmer until vegetables are about half cooked.
• Add rice, potatoes, salt and another 4-5 cups of hot water (use the lesser amount if your vegetables have created quite a bit of liquid). Cover again, and cook for another 20-30 minutes until rice is done and water is absorbed.
• To serve, garnish with the reserved onion slices, and pass around a bowl of yogurt as a sauce.

VEGETABLE BIRYANI

Steps:

• Fry the onions in oil on medium heat until golden, Add ginger garlic paste and vegetables stir, Fry for 5minutes,.
• Add Biryani Masala, yogurt, green chillies and stir. Fry for 5 minutes,.
• Add 1/2 glass of water. Cover and cook on low heat until the vegetables are almost done .now mix green chillies and tomatoes and cooked 2 minutes.
• Separately: In 12 glasses of hot water stir 3 tablespoons of Shan Salt. Add soaked rice, boil until the rice is more than half cooked. remove and thoroughly drain.
• now layered rice in big pot then add vegetable gravy with vegetables Spread the cooked rice evenly over the vegetables. then add mint leaves.
• Cover and cook on low heat until rice is tender. Mix before serving.