Vegetable Dum Biryani | Biryani Recipe | Dum Biryani | Flavored Rice Recipes | Veg Recipes

Vegetable Dum Biryani is a flavoured rice dish with perfect mix of veggies, masala and rice. This is done by layering the rice and cooking it in dum along with the vegetable masala. Veg Dum Biryani can be best when had with fresh mint raitha or onion raitha.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients :
Ghee - 3 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cooked Basmati Rice
Saffron Water
Fried Onions
Biryani Masala
Coriander Leaves
Mint Leaves

To Marinate The Vegetables:
Curd - 1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Chili Powder - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Biryani Masala - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Onion - 2 nos. (sliced)
Green Chili - 1 no. (chopped)
Tomato - 2 nos. (chopped)
Carrot - 1 no. (chopped)
Beans - a few (chopped)
Potato - 1 no. (chopped)
Cauliflower Florets - 1 cup (chopped)
Green Peas - 1/4 Cup
Fried Onions - a few
Coriander Leaves - a handful
Mint Leaves - a handful

Methods:

To a bowl, add curd, salt, ginger garlic paste and spice powders required for the marinade mix well
Add the vegetables to this curd mixture and mix well
Let it marinate for 20 mins
Meanwhile, soak the rice for 20 mins
Cook the rice till it is 3/4th done and strain it and keep it aside
Heat a pan with ghee and oil
Add the marinated vegetables and saute for 5 mins
Now close and cook for 15 mins on medium flame
Cook till the moisture is completely gone
Take half of the vegetable masala and keep it aside
Layer the cooked rice on one layer of vegetable masala
Add the remaining vegetable masala and another layer of rice on it
Finally add fried onions, coriander leaves, mint leaves, biryani masala powder, and saffron water
Close the pot and leave it in dum for 15 mins on low flame
Now turn off the stove and let the biryani rest for about 15 mins
Serve the Veg Dum Biryani hot with some raita by the side