Veg Mughlai Biryani Recipe: Mughlai food is very much liked, especially Mughlai non-veg is very popular, but even if you are a vegetarian, you can enjoy Mughlai dishes. Veg Mughlai Biryani is one such dish that can be made in both non-veg and veg ways. Its taste is excellent and it can be prepared and eaten at any time for lunch or dinner. Different types of vegetables are used to make this biryani.
If you are fond of eating Biryani, then you can try the recipe of Veg Mughlai Biryani for Mughlai flavor. It can be prepared and eaten on any special occasion. Let's learn the easy way to make Veg Mughlai Biryani.
Ingredients to make Veg Mughlai Biryani:
Cooked long-grain rice – 2 1/2 cups
Onion thinly sliced – 1/2 cup
Tomato chopped – 3/4 cup
Green chili chopped – 1 tsp
Green coriander chopped – 2 tbsp
Desi ghee – 2 tbsp
ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
cinnamon – 1 piece bay leaf – 1 clove
-2-3 cardamom
Whole cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 /4 tsp
Capsicum - 1/2
Carrot - 1
Pea pods - 1/4 cup
Chopped pods - 1 tbsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Method of making Veg Mughlai Biryani
To make Veg Mughlai Biryani, first, cook long-grain rice and take it out in a bowl and keep it aside. After this, cut long thin pieces of onion. Then cut tomatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves, pods, carrots, and capsicum. Now put chopped capsicum, carrot, and pods in a vessel and boil them after cooking, take out the water and keep it separately in a bowl.
Now put desi ghee in a pan and heat it. After melting the ghee, add bay leaves, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom, and fry for a few seconds. When the spices start crackling, add ginger-garlic paste to the pan and fry while stirring. After frying for 2-3 minutes, add finely chopped tomatoes and cook till they become soft. It will take 2 to 3 minutes for the tomatoes to become soft.
When the tomatoes become soft, add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, and salt as per taste, mix with the help of a spoon, and cook for 1 minute. After this add boiled vegetables and mix and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Now keep the prepared mixture aside.
Now grease the microwave baking dish and spread one cup of rice evenly. Pour the prepared vegetable mixture over it and spread it evenly. Then in the end put one and a half cups of rice on top and make a layer. At the end, garnish it with green coriander leaves and cook at high temperature for 2-3 minutes. After this, take the utensil out of the microwave. Tasty Veg Mughlai Biryani is ready to serve.
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