Bissibellabath with Mushroom masala and Rava Laddu

Bissibellabath with Mushroom masala and Rava Laddu

A very simple and easy Biryani recipe without much spices .
This goes well with raitha, papads and chips. If you have all the vegetables cut and kept ready, then it hardly takes 10 minutes to prepare this. Even bachelors can prepare this as it requires no elaborate grinding of masalas etc. So bachelors out there, do not spoil your health by eating outside often, here is a simple and yummy biryani recipe that can be prepared at home in no time.  Now to the recipe
Prep Time: 15-20 mins
Cooking Time: 20-30 mins 

Makes: For 2
Shelf Life: 1 Day
Serving Suggestion: We had this with mushroom dry curry and it tasted awesome.

Ingredients needed
Basmati rice – 1 cup
Onion – 1
Green chilli - 2 ( add more if you want hot)
Ginger - garlic paste - 2 ½ tsp
Tomato -1
Mixed Vegetables - 2 cups
( carrot, beans, cauliflower, fresh peas, potatoes )
Mint / pudina leaves – handful
Coriander leaves – handful
Lemon juice -1 tbsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Red chilli powder -1 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Biriyani masala – 2 tsp (Available readymade)
Salt as required

For the seasoning
Oil – 1 tbsp
Whole garam masala – ( cloves - 3, cardamom -1, cinnamon – 1 inch piece)

For Garnishing – fried onions (optional)
Cut onions into thin strips and fry it in oil till golden brown. Add it before serving.

Preparations

*Cut carrots, beans and potatoes lengthwise. Chop tomatoes.
*Wash and soak basmati rice for 20 minutes, drain and keep it aside.
*Wash cauliflowers,cut it into florets and put it in boiling water with a little salt for 5 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
*If you do not have ginger-garlic paste with you,then grind 1 inch piece of ginger and 5-6 cloves of garlic together.

Method

*Heat oil, add whole garam masala, then add onions and sauté till it turns transparent.
*Now add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a few more minutes.
*Add green chillies, all the vegetables, chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, biryani masala, mint and coriander leaves, needed salt and sauté for some more time. Then add 2 cups of boiling water, drained rice and lemon juice.( Check for salt by tasting the water ).
*Transfer all the contents to a rice cooker and switch on the cooking mode. After it comes to keep warm mode, switch off .Transfer the rice to a hot pack or any other vessel to prevent the bottom from getting burnt.
*Once done, mix it gently, garnish with fried onions and serve hot with raitha or papads.

Enjoy!!

Note-

You can pressure cook or cook it in a big pan or you can do everything directly in the rice cooker itself. Since I do not like to cook directly in the rice cooker, I did everything in a pan and transferred it to the rice cooker.

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