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Vegetable Biryani -Vegetable Biryani Recipe – How to prepare vegetable biryani

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A very simple and easy Biryani recipe without much spices .This goes well with raitha, papads and chips. If you have all the vegetables cut and kept ready, then it hardly takes 10 minutes to prepare this. Even bachelors can prepare this as it requires no elaborate grinding of masalas etc. So bachelors out there, do not spoil your health by eating outside often, here is a simple and yummy biryani recipe that can be prepared at home in no time. We had this with mixed vegetable raitha and it tasted awesome. Today we will learn how to make vegetable biryani the easy way.

vegetable biryani

Vegetable Biryani Recipe-Easy Veg Biryani


Vegetable Biryani

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves:2
 Recipe Category: Biryani Recipes-Lunch
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:

   Ingredients needed

   Basmati rice – 1 cup
   Onion – 1
   Green chilli – 2 (add more if you want hot)
   Ginger-garlic paste – 2 ½ tsp
   Tomato-1
   Mixed Vegetables -2 cups
   Mint / pudina leaves – handful
   Coriander leaves – handful
   Lemon juice -1 tbsp

   Turmeric powder – a pinch
   Red chilli powder -1 tsp
   Coriander powder – 2 tsp
   Biriyani masala – 2 tsp (Available readymade)
   Salt as required

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 1 tbsp
   Cloves -3
   Cardamom -1
   Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

    For Garnishing

   Fried onions (optional)

Preparations

How to prepare fried onions for garnishing -Cut onions into thin strips and fry it in oil until golden brown. Add it before serving.

Cut carrots, beans and potatoes lengthwise. Chop tomatoes. You can use a mix of carrot, beans, cauliflower, fresh peas and potatoes for making this veg biryani.

Wash and soak basmati rice for 20 minutes, drain the water and keep it aside.

Wash cauliflowers,cut it into florets and put it in boiling water with a little salt for 5 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.

If you do not have ginger-garlic paste with you, then grind 1 inch piece of ginger and 5-6 cloves of garlic together.

Vegetable biryani recipe
Method


Heat oil, add cloves, cardamom and cinnamon, saute for a 2-3 seconds, then add onions and sauté till it turns transparent.

Now add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a few more minutes.

Add green chillies, all the vegetables, chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, biryani masala, mint and coriander leaves, needed salt and sauté for a few more minutes. Then add 2 cups of boiling water, drained rice and lemon juice.( Check for salt by tasting the water).

Transfer all the contents to a rice cooker and switch on the cooking mode. After it comes to keep warm mode, switch off and mix well gently. Transfer the rice to a hot pack or any other vessel to prevent the bottom from getting burnt.

Garnish with fried onions and serve hot with raitha or papads.

Enjoy preparing this easy biryani recipe!!

Note-


You can pressure cook keeping a vessel inside the cooker or cook it in a pan with lid or you can do everything directly in the rice cooker itself. Since I do not like to cook directly in the rice cooker, I did everything in a pan and transferred it to the rice cooker.

Cooking Biryani in pressure cooker directly -After adding water to the rice, close the cooker without weight. Once rice is half cooked, stir the contents and close it with weight. Keep on low flame for 4-5 minutes and switch it off. Open after the pressure subsides and fluff it with a fork.

Check  How to make Biryani in Pressure cooker (another method with step wise pictures)  or click the picture below to take you to that page.

Easy Veg Biryani in Pressure cooker

If you do not know how to use the pressure cooker for cooking rice,check here

Do check my lovely collection of  rice recipes.

Meet you all again with more interesting recipes, until then it is bye from Padhu of Padhuskitchen.

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Comments

  8. Sayantani

    you know Padhu my husband is a big fan of yours. he loves the way you decorate the food with cute little creatures. the biriyani looks so so good. tell me your address and let me invite myself to your place 🙂

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  37. PadhuSankar

    If you are doing it in pressure cooker directly, then cook till 1 whistle, and then keep it in sim/low flame for 5 minutes.If you are a beginner,you need to be careful as there are chances (very less chance) of the rice getting burnt.
    Another method – keep it in a vessel inside the cooker .Refer my how to cook rice in pressure cooker.For that you can keep 3 whistles and switch off.Open only after the pressure subsides.

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  44. Maggie Inbamuthiah

    Finally made tasty biriyani – thanks to your recipe! I think the trick is the lemon juice added to the water while cooking. Since I made this biriyani I have started adding lemon juice to pongal, and it just tastes great! Thanks for sharing.

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  45. NITKAR

    Madam, actually i use to c ur recipe method and have got good appreciation from my family members.thanks a lot. i have cooked many dishes but yesterday i saw ur recipe method of veg biryani, as u said it wil tak 10 min if everything is kept ready i tried it today. but ur comments was not clear. u didnt mention about rice cooking details. i was not knowing wen i have to mix the rice, before cooking rice or after separately cooking rice. i couldnt understand and i did as u mentioned in vegetable rice, so this time my dish was not good. pls help me mam

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  50. Anonymous

    Hey Padhu

    Tried out and it is really awesome eventhough i only had as i am staying alone 🙂 Will try when i got parents home and hope they will like it for sure..Didn't add cauliflower & potato as i was very hungry and lazy to go out and buy.

    Really easy dish…also prepared raitha

    Thanks again

    Regards
    Sathya

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  53. Shon

    Tried it yesterday. It did come out well, that too when a beginner like me prepared it. I am gonna try the other recipes too soon. Thank you so much. 🙂

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  54. Vasu Dev

    THANKS PADHU, AS I AM A BACHLOR SO I RARLY COOK BUT NOW I AM ALWAYS COOKING BIRYANI FOR MY DINNER, BEST THING IS MY FREINDS NOW PREFER TO HAVE DINNER AT MY PLACE.

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  56. valiantvimal

    Hi Madam, although you have over-whelming comments here, my conscience doesn't allow me to go without adding a word here! Your catering presentation is very much appreciated and it helped me particularly in this Veg Biriyani recipe..Thanks a lot Madam. Keep it up..

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  59. Appu

    Hi Padhu,
    I just wanted to say Hi and thanks for the awesome recipes. I have tried some of them and they all come out consistently great for me 🙂
    Btw, what brand biriyani masala/pulav masala did you use for this recipe?

    Thanks
    Aparajitha

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  65. Sheriff

    Dear Mam
    Keep it up for variety of recipe. In Veg Biryani preparation Instead of boiling the cut vegetables along with other masala in water try with two cups of curd. you will have more tasty biryani.

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    • Padhu Sankar

      If you are going to prepare biryani directly in the cooker, once you add rice and water, close it without weight .When the rice is half cooked, stir the contents and close the cooker with weight on. Cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes. Switch off. Open and fluff it with a fork. Delicious Veg Biryani is ready. Check out my post on How to cook Basmati Ricefor more details.

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  68. Vandana Rajagopal

    Hi Padhu,
    I tried out your veggie briyani. Came out quite good. I did sense some bitter taste. What do you think could have caused it?? I followed your recipe exactly and doubled it for 2 cups of rice. I used SHAH BRIYANI MASALA. When it comes to readymade masalas, I have to go with what is available in the Indian store. I live in Chicago and don't have too many choices when it comes to readymade masalas. Also, I have tried some of your other recipes and truely enjoyed the outcome. Now, I am on your blog almost everyday. Thank you very much for helping helpless souls like me…:}

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  69. Akil

    Hi Padhu..Thanks for the recipe..It came out well.I always get my biriyani over cooked..I am never interested to buy fried onions.I will try to add up to my biryani next time.

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  71. new mom

    I just made veg biryani step by step of ur receipe… Result was absolutely delicious …. I also wanted to ask , my son is 22months old , if u cud suggest or give me any recipes it would be helpful .thank u -Nithya.

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  74. Mayuri

    Hello Padhu,

    Thank you for this lovely recepie, this morning i prepared this and i must say it was yummy… for the biryani masala I prepared at home and this added more flavor…i follow up posts on regular basis. The recepies that you have post are quite easy and can be prepared in just an hr!! I know you already have received many appreciations…but i could not stop myself from commenting….Thank you for your contribution towards this blog and making available on internet so that millions of users who are eager to learn cooking..this blog of urs works wonders!!!

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  75. Kim Mehta

    Thank for sharing Vegetable Biryani. I tired it at home as per the recipe guidance. But i want it to be more spicy, can you please suggest me which Indian spices i need to add more.

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  80. yohashri karthick

    Mam.. plz suggest me.. i m eagerly waiting for ur response… shal i add pepper powder instead of red chilli powder??…wil it taste gud?…becoz, recently from an article i came 2 knw tat using red chillies s nt gud for health..It plays major role n causing cancer..even our anchestors used pepper 2 make hot n spicy dishes..i too decided 2 follow their foot prints..so plz suggest me..

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  84. Vinaya

    Nice recipe…..But if you include the ratio with number of servings it will be a perfect guide.
    Its important to know the number of persons to be served or quantity

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  86. Evangeline ravindran

    Hey Padhu, whenever I cook biryani/pulao in pressure cooker using basmati rice, it always turns mushy 🙁 I tried soaking the rice for 20 minutes, yet no luck. Do you have any tips to prevent this, and get perfect rice using basmati ?

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    • Padhu Sankar

      Try cooking it in a pan instead of pressure cooker. Add a tsp of lemon juice to the rice before cooking. Also try sauteing the drained rice in a tsp of ghee. This will also enhance the flavor of the biryani.

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  89. Rae

    Thank you for sharing this recipe… I made it in a pan and it came out perfectly! Next time I'll make sure to add mint as I think that's the flavour I'm missing but it was delicious without it too, and my husband thought it was incredible. Thank you, Padhu!

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  91. Unknown

    Very nice recipe! Vegan too if you skip the Ghee. Great flavors. What brand Biryani masala do you use? Can you also suggest a few other brands if the one you use is not available?
    Thank you!

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  92. unknown

    Very nice recipe! Vegan too if you skip the Ghee. Great flavors. What brand Biryani masala do you use? Can you also suggest a few brands that I can buy @ Indian stores in the US?
    Thank you!

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  93. Ananthu Vishwanathan

    Can't the whole thing be done in kadai? I cooked everything in pressure cooker last time and the rice at the bottom got all mushy. Like your recipe for beetroot rice, won't it turn out well if I did the whole thing in kadai and don't transfer to cooker at all?

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  94. Sudha Swaminathan

    Hi Padma,
    Can you suggest a recipe for making briyani masala? Thanks.
    Sudha
    Ps. I’m in awe of your website and your detailed recipes. Use them a lot. Btw, we were classmates in Madurai, St. Joseph’s and TVSLakshmi.

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    • Padhu Sankar

      OMG!! This makes me so happy. The world is very small. I remember you very well. If I am right, you did English major with Raji and I have even come to your house in TVS nagar. You had a rose garden. So happy to keep in touch.
      Thank you so much for liking my recipes. Sure will soon post a good recipe for making biryani masala. Btw I have also started a Youtube channel recently. Do subscribe to that channel. I am sure you will not be regret.

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  95. Renuka J

    I have prepared this many time and has come very well always. Very simple and easy one for a Sunday lunch.
    Thanks a lot Padhu

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