Vegetable Handi Biryani Recipe

Name: Vegetable Handi Biryani Recipe
Prep time: 65 min
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Ingredients: For the Rice; 2 cups Rice; soaked for 30 minutes; 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 1 Bay leaf (tej patta); 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 3 Cloves (Laung); 1 tablespoon Ghee; 1 cup Milk; For the Chana Masala; 1 cup Kala Chana (Brown Chickpeas); soaked overnight and pressure cooked till done; 1 Carrot (Gajjar); chopped small; 250 grams Green beans (French Beans); chopped small; 1 Onion; chopped; 4 cloves Garlic; chopped; 1 inch Ginger; chopped; 2 Tomatoes; chopped; 1 Green Chilli; slit; 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 tablespoon Cumin powder (Jeera); 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 65 M

Course Lunch

Cuisine North Indian Recipes

Diet Vegetarian

Vegetable Handi Biryani Recipe is a traditionally followed recipe of cooking rice preparation in a huge Handi and thus the name. “Handi” refers to the vessel in which the biryani is cooked, authentically, the biryani is made in two ways. The rice cooked is par boiled with some flavorful spice and the masala for the biryani is made separately. Then they both are layered in a huge handi and sealed with a lid. The edges of the lid are then closed tightly by a wheat dough so that the rice completely cooks in the heat that is generated inside.

Ingredients

For the Rice
2 cups Rice
soaked for 30 minutes
1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
3 Cloves (Laung)
1 tablespoon Ghee
1 cup Milk
For the Chana Masala
1 cup Kala Chana (Brown Chickpeas)
soaked overnight and pressure cooked till done
1 Carrot (Gajjar)
chopped small
250 grams Green beans (French Beans)
chopped small
1 Onion
chopped
4 cloves Garlic
chopped
1 inch Ginger
chopped
2 Tomatoes
chopped
1 Green Chilli
slit
1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 tablespoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
1 tablespoon Garam masala powder
1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
Salt
to taste
Oil
Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
to serve
For milk mixture
1 cup Milk
6 Saffron strands
Dough mixture
1 cup Wheat Berries/ Whole Wheat

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Vegetable Handi Biryani Recipe, we will first keep a pressure cooker on a medium flame

Step 2

Add ghee, once it starts to melt add all the spice

Step 3

Add your soaked rice with 1 cup milk and 3 cups of water

Step 4

Sprinkle little salt and pressure cook it for 2 whistle

Step 5

Heat a sauce pan with oil, add onions, garlic, ginger and saute until it softens

Step 6

Add carrots and green beans and saute until the vegetables are cooked

Step 7

Add tomatoes and sprinkle little salt so that the tomatoes get cooked quickly

Step 8

Once the tomatoes become mushy add all the spice powders and give it a toss

Step 9

Finally add curd and cooked chana and mix well

Step 10

Cook until all the masala comes together

Step 11

Season it well with salt

Step 12

Keep it aside

Step 13

Heat the milk and saffron mixture in a microwave oven till it the milk is luke warm

Step 14

Mix water with whole wheat flour to form a firm dough and keep it ready

Step 15

Take out a Handi or a casserole, add the channa masala mixture at the bottom, layer it with your flavored rice

Step 16

Pour saffron flavored milk on top and sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves

Step 17

Cover it with a lid

Step 18

Roll the dough to form a long cylindrical rope

Step 19

Cover the edges of the lid tightly with the dough

Step 20

Make sure the heat does not come out

Step 21

Cook in simmer or low heat for about 15 minutes and then serve

Step 22

Serve the Vegetable Handi Biryani Recipe with a cucumber raita, carrot salad by the side to enjoy your Biryani