Shahi Nutrela Biryani

Copy Icon
Twitter Icon
Shahi Nutrela Biryani

Description

Shahi Nutrela Biryani is a unique and different style of making vegetarian biryani. It is a boon for the vegetarians as nutrela chunks has a feel of non veg and is delicious and flavourful. It is a wholesome meal when served with raita or curry.

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 40 Min

Total Time : 55 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 cup Nutrela mini chunks, washed and soaked in water


  • 2 cups cooked long grain basmati rice


  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron (kesar) strands


  • 1 tablespoon olive oil


  • 2 cloves


  • 4-5 whole pepper


  • 2 sticks cinnamon


  • 2 green cardamoms


  • 1 black big cardamom


  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds


  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chillies


  • 2 bay leaves


  • 1 javitri


  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder


  • 1 carrot medium chopped


  • 1/4th cup french beans finely chopped


  • 1/2 cup boiled green peas.


  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste


  • 1 teaspoon biryani masala


  • 1 tablespoon milk


  • 1 tablespoon fried cashewnuts for the garnish

Directions

  • Combine the saffron and 1 tablespoon of warm water in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a broad pan and sauté the french beans, carrots and green peas for 2 minutes on a high flame.
  • Add soaked nutrela chunks and again sauté for a minute.
  • Take it out in a bowl and keep aside.
  • Heat the ghee in the same pan, add the cloves, cinnamon, black and green cardamoms, cumin seeds, green chillies and bayleaf and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  • Add the chilli powder, and sautéed vegetables and nutrela and green peas and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
  • Add the rice, biryani masala, saffron-milk mixture and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  • Garnish with cashewnuts and serve immediately with burrani raita, or any curry.