Plain biryani recipe
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Let see how to Cook authentic tamil food Plain biryani recipe from scratch by following Step By Step instructions..
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INGREDIENTS:
- Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup
- Onion - 3
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Garlic - 7 clove
- Tomato - 2
- Mint leaf - handful
- Coriander leaf - handful
- Chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.)
- Biryani masala powder - 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.)
- Turmeric powder - little
- Green chili - 2
- Lemon - 1/2
- Salt - as needed
- -- Dry roast and grind to powder --
- Cinnamon stick - 1 piece
- Clove - 2
- Cardamom - 1
- Black pepper - 4
- Cumin seed - a pinch
- Fennel seed - a pinch
- Nutmeg - 1/4
- Mace (nutmeg skin) - 1/4
- Star anise - a small piece
- -- For Tempering --
- Bay leaf - 1
- Cinnamon stick - a piece
- Clove - 2
- Cardamom - 2
- Oil - 3 tablespoon (tbsp.)
PREPARATION:
- Grind ginger and garlic into a paste or crush them well.
- Thinly slice onion.
- Chop tomato, mint leaves, coriander leaves into small pieces.
- Dry roast all the ingredients under the section "-- Dry roast and grind to powder --" until you smell aroma (don't burn it) and grind them into powder after cooling them to room temperature.
- Soak the rice in water and drain all the water and keep it aside (make sure the rice is left with no water).
- In a pan head oil. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom and sauté for few seconds.
- Now add the onion and sauté until they become translucent.
- Now add ginger, garlic paste (or crushed) and sauté until the raw smell is gone.
- Now add tomato, green chili and sauté tomato become mushy.
- Now add the coriander, mint leaves and sauté them.
- Now add Chili powder, Biryani masala powder, Turmeric powder and sauté until the raw smell is gone.
- Now add 2 1/2 - 3 cup of water, salt and bring to boil. NOTE: make sure the ratio rice to liquid is 1:2 for sambar rice and 1 : 1 1/2 for basmati rice.
- Now add the soaked rice. Place a lid; simmer and cook until rice is cooked 3/4th.
- Now sprinkle the ground powder, lemon juice. Place a lid, simmer (dum) and cook until the biryani is done and serve.
NOTES:
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