Vegetable Dum Biryani recipe लखनऊ जैसी वेज दम बिरयानी

For Marination

• In a mixing bowl, add winter carrots, cauliflower florets, french beans, fresh green peas mix well.
• Add curd, ginger garlic paste, ghee, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, shahi jeera, a pinch of saffron, javitri elaichi powder, mint leaves, salt to taste, fried onion and mix well and keep it aside.

For Cooking of Rice

• In a large saucepot, add water for boiling, add bay leaf, big cardamom, javitri, clove, black peppercorns, salt to taste let the water boil.
• After boiling water, add the soaked basmati rice and let it cook.
• Strain the excess water and set aside.

For Biryani

• In a large saucepot, add ghee, oil, onion and saute till translucent and brown in colour. And keep it aside.
• In the same saucepot, add remaining ghee, javitri, cloves, shahi jeera let it splutter.
• Add the marinated mixture into the saucepot and mix well and let it cook for 10 minutes.

For Jhol

• In a pan, add saffron, green chilli, ghee saute well.
• Add milk, onion flavoured oil, kewra water, rose water and mix well.

For Layering

• In the same saucepot firstly, Arrange a layer of rice at the bottom. Over that arrange half the cooked vegetables followed by another layer of rice.
• Pour the milk mixture all around the rice. Few mint leaves and fried onion.
• Arrange the remaining vegetables followed by the remaining rice.Sprinkle the remaining milk mixture and few mint leaves and fried onion.
• Cover and seal it with dough and cook for 20 minutes. Serve hot with raita.

For Raita

• In a bowl, add curd, garlic, salt to taste and mix well.
• Smoke it with charcoal and clove.