Samai rice biryani-How to make-Step by step photos & Video

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 25 minutes[open pan], Pressure cooker[15 min] To Serve: 2 | Take with: Salna, Kurma, raita,pachadi | Type: Lunch

Ingredients

• Samai rice[Little Millet]– 1 cup
• Tomato -2 [chopped]
• Coconut milk –1 cup
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Ginger & garlic– 1 1/2 tbsp [mashed]
• Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp
• Green cardamom - 2
• Cinnamon stick- 1
• Cloves - 2
• Bay leaves - 1
• Stone flower - 1
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water –1/2 cup

For Paste

• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Mint leaves – 3 springs
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs
• Put these ingredients in a stone mortar pestle then grind to smooth paste with 1 tbsp of water.

Preparation Method

• Heat pressure cooker with oil & butter or ghee. Add green cardamom, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves, stone flower sauté.
• Then add onion sauté till light brown
• Then add ginger & garlic.
• Add freshly ground coriander, mint mixture saute.
• Add tomato sauté till soft.
• Add turmeric, garam masala mix well.
• Then add salt & coconut milk, water mix well & let it boil.
• Then add samai rice mix well, cover it & cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Sprinkle mint leaves & serve hot with salna kurma and raitha.

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Samai rice biryani main ingredients

Wash samai rice [2 times]

Add coriander, mint , green chilli, salt & water, coarsely grind

Mint, coriander mixture is ready, keep aside

Heat pressure cooker, add spices

Add Onion saute till light brown

Add Ginger & garlic saute

Add Tomato saute

Add Turmeric powder

Add Freshly ground mint mixture

Add Garam masala

Add Samai rice, mix well

Add Salt

Add Coconut milk

Add Water

Add Pudina

Cover lid & cook for 3 to 4 whistles

After 4 whistles

Gently mix

Gently mix

Add Mint

Little millet biryani is ready

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