Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey

Easy Pressure Cooker Vegetable Biryani Recipe 

 Ingredients    2 tbsp oil    2 tbsp ghee    1 tsp cumin    1 bay leaf    1 inch cinnamon    ½ tsp pepper    5 cardamom    5 cloves    1 black cardamom    1 javetri    1 onion, sliced    1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

Ingredients    1 carrot, chopped    1 potato, chopped    5 beans, chopped    3 tbsp peas    5 florets gobi    ½ capsicum, cubed    1 tsp salt    1 cup curd    2 tsp biryani masala    1 tsp chilli powder    ½ tsp turmeric    2 tbsp mint    2 tbsp coriander    2 tbsp fried onion    1½ cup basmati rice, soaked    2½ cup water    2 tbsp turmeric milk

Firstly, in a cooker heat 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp ghee. Add the spices and saute until it turns aromatic.

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Add 1 onion and 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste and saute until the onion turns golden brown.

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Further add 1 carrot, 1 potato, 5 beans, 3 tbsp peas, 5 florets gobi, ½ capsicum. Add 1 tsp salt and stir fry for 2 minutes or until the vegetables turn crunchy.

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Further, add 1 cup of curd and mix well. Now add 2 tsp biryani masala, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric, and cook until the oil separates from the sides.

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Pour in 1 cup of water. Add 2 tbsp mint, 2 tbsp coriander, and 2 tbsp fried onion. Spread 1½ cup basmati rice in batches forming the layers.

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Layer with rice, coriander, mint, and fried onions. Also sprinkle 1 tsp biryani masala and 1 tsp ghee on top. Further pour 1½ cup water from the sides and 2 tbsp turmeric milk.

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Cover and pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 whistles.

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Once the pressure settles down, fluff the rice gently or transfer it into the large vessel. Finally, enjoy the pressure cooker vegetable biryani with raita.

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