VEG. DUM BIRYANI (Restaurant Style)

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Preparation Time : 45 minutes

To serve for FOUR 

Know about the Recipe :
Dum Biryani is the most authentic, delicious, aromatic, super tasty dish. If anyone asks a question, how do you prepare Dum Biryani, you immediately start saying - first parboil all the chicken / vegetables, parboil basmati rice, then add them in a pot layer by layer and keep it for dum. This is what you say.. right...!

But my Vegetable Dum Biryani recipe is absolutely different. It needs no veggies boiling. Difficult to believe..?? But you heard right. Today let me share my recipe which is prepared in Restaurant Style. It finishes in just 3 steps - 1) Marinate all the veggies  (2) Parboil Basmati Rice  (3) Dum Process. 

Do not delay.. follow my detailed recipe. You will no longer need any restaurant to taste a Dum Biryani. The time has come to plan for a candle light dinner with your loved ones in your sweet home. 

Cook now and taste this authentic, exquisite Vegetable Dum Biryani in Restaurant Style.


INGREDIENTS for BIRYANI MASALA : 
4 Ilaichi
1 Biryani flower
1 inch Cinnamon stick
4 small Marathi Mogga
1 spoon Shajeera
4 Cloves
GRIND TO POWDER

FRESH VEGGIES MARINATION METHOD : 
2 Potatoes
2 Carrots
1 cup Cauliflower
Few French Beans
1/4 cup Cabbage
1/2 cup green peas
1/4 cup Capsicum
2 Green Chillies
Curry leaves
1 cup Mint leaves
1/4 spoon Salt
1/4 spoon Turmeric Powder
1/4 spoon Red Chilly Powder
1 spoon Biryani Masala (above prepared)
1/4 spoon Coriander Powder 
2 tbsp Oil
1/2 cup Brown Onions (Fried)
1 spoon Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Cups Curd

ADD ALL ABOVE INGREDIENTS IN A BOWL AND MIX WELL. MARINATE THIS VEGGIES FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

COOKING BASMATI RICE :
Ingredients : 
1 1/2 cups Basmati Rice
3 Big glasses of Water
1 spoon Salt
1/4 spoon Shajeera
1 Bay leaf
1 Big spoon Oil
Whole Garam Masala

METHOD :
1) Soak 1 1/2 cups Basmati Rice in water for 15 minutes.
2) In a bowl, add water and start boiling.
3) Now add salt, shajeera, bay leaf, oil, whole garam masala and boil.
4) When water boils, add soaked Basmati Rice and cook for 8 minutes.
5) Strain the water from Basmati Rice when it is half cooked.

FINAL PREPARATION OF DUM BIRYANI :
1) On High flame, keep marinated Veggies in a Bowl.
2) Add half boiled Basmati Rice and spread it.
3) on this sprinkle few mint leaves, Brown onions, coriander leaves
4) Now add food colour 
5) Add oil on sides of the bowl.
6) Squeeze half lemon
7) Add little salt, little biryani masala.
8) Cover the bowl with lid and cook for 5 minutes on high flame.
9) Move the Bowl on to a Pan and cook for 10 minutes on medium flame.
10) Cook for 5 more minutes on low flame.
11) Dish out the Biryani and taste it. 

Tips : 
1) Cut all vegetables in same size.
2) Soak Basmati rice for 15min. only.
3) Just half boil the basmati rice, do not overcook.
4) You can also use readymade Biryani masala, but biryani will taste different.