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Simple tomato biryani -How to make-Step by step photos & with Video
By SridherCuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Kurma, raita,pachadi | Type: Lunch
Ingredients
- Tomato -4 [chopped]
- Basmati rice – 1 ½ cup
- Onion – 1 [sliced]
- Ginger – 1 tbsp [grated]
- Garlic – 1 tbsp [grated]
- Green chilli – 1 [slit]
- Mint leaves - 10
- Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp
- Green cardamom - 3
- Cinnamon stick- 1
- Cloves - 4
- Bay leaves - 1
- Star anise - 1
- Stone flower - 1
- Potato – 1 [cut into ½ inch cube]
- Carrot -1[cut into ½ inch cube]
- Green peas - ¼ cup
- Garam masala – ½ tbsp
- Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Butter – 1 ½ inch cube
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Water – 2 ¼ cup
Preparation Method
- Wash & soak basmati rice for ½ an hour.
- Heat pressure cooker with oil & butter. Add green cardamom, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves, star anise, stone flower sauté. Then add onion sauté till light brown then add ginger & garlic.
- Add green chilli, potato & green peas, carrot sauté well. Then add tomato sauté till soft.
- Add mint leaves, turmeric, garam masala & red chilli powder mix well. Then add salt & water mix well & let it boil.
- When boiling add basmati rice mix gently & cover it & cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Sprinkle mint leaves & serve hot with onion raita.
Onion raita
- Onion – 1 [chopped or sliced]
- Green chilli – 1 [chopped]
- Coriander leaves – 3 springs [chopped]
- Curry leaves – 1 spring [chopped]
- Lemon juice – ½ tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Curd – ½ cup
- In a bowl add all chopped ingredients, salt & lemon juice mix well. Then add curd mix well & serve
How to make Tomato Biryani video
How to make Tomato biryani- Stepwise pictures[Instant& Quick]
Heat pressure cooker, add butter
Add 1 tbsp oil
Add spices, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, fennel, stone flower
Add onion saute till light brown
Add ginger, garlic paste
Add green chilli
Add green peas
Add tomato
Add turmeric powder
Add red chilli powder & garam masala powder
Add basmathi rice
Add water, mix well
Add salt
Cover lid, cook for 4 whistles
Simple, Delicious & perfect textured tomato biryani ready, serve hot with raita
Tomato biryani
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