QUICK BROWN RICE BIRYANI[118]

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes

(2 servings)

Brown Rice
Ingredient
1/2 cup – Brown Rice [India Gate]
{If using any other brown rice, read the instructions on the packet and follow it}
2 cup – Water

Vegetables for Biryani
Ingredients
1 Tbsp – Extra virgin olive oil
5 pcs – French beans
1/2 cup – Carrot
1/3 cup – Cabbage
1/3 cup –Peas (frozen) (Boil when using fresh peas)

1 tsp – Red chilli powder
1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
1 tsp – Briyani masala
5-6 pcs – Whole black pepper
To taste – Salt
1/2 cup – Coriander leaves
1/3 tsp – Garam masala

Preparation
Chop the french beans and carrot into 1 1/2” long pieces.
Chop the cabbage finely.
If necessary half boil the peas.
Wash the rice 2 to 3 times under running water.

Cooking Steps
1) Add fresh water to the rice and put it to cook on a high flame.
2) In the meantime, heat the oil in another pan for a minute.
3) Add the french beans and carrots to it, saute and then put the gas on medium flame.
4) After 2 to 3 minutes, add the cabbage and peas to it.
5) Now cover the rice with a lid.
6) Again after 2 minutes, add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, biryani masala, black pepper and salt to the vegetables.
7) Check the rice twice.
8) When the rice is cooked, remove the lid from it.
9) The rice is done, when all the water evaporates.
10) Add it to the vegetables and mix it well.
11) After a minute, add the coriander leaves and garam masala.
12) Mix well and cook for further 2 minutes.
13) Serve hot.