Vegetable Beriani

Name: Vegetable Beriani
Ingredients: 5 cups basmati rice; 7 1/2 cups water; 1/2 cup ghee; 3 cinnamon sticks; 5 cardamom pods; 3 star anise; 1 lemon grass root; 1 onion; 1/2 cup gingerroot; 1/4 cup garlic; 1 cup carrot, diced; 1/2 cup French beans, sliced; 1 cup tomatoes, chopped; 1 cup peas; 1/2 cup corn kernel; 1 coriander sprig; 3 screwpine leaves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 1 coriander sprig; 3 tablespoons cashews; 3 tablespoons raisins; 1 tablespoon ghee

23 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

5 cups basmati rice
7 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup ghee
3 cinnamon sticks
5 cardamom pods
3 star anise
1 lemon grass root
1 onion
1/2 cup gingerroot
1/4 cup garlic
1 cup carrot, diced
1/2 cup French beans, sliced
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1 cup peas
1/2 cup corn kernel
1 coriander sprig
3 screwpine leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 coriander sprig
3 tablespoons cashews
3 tablespoons raisins
1 tablespoon ghee

Directions

1

Wash and drain rice, put aside.
2

In a food processor mince onion, peeled garlic and peeled ginger, put aside.
3

In a wok heat ghee and saute cinnamon, 5 cardamom, star anise and lemon grass for 1 minute.
4

Add onion ginger, garlic mix to wok and continue saute for about 5 minutes.
5

Add carrots, beans, and tomatoes and cook down for 10 minutes.
6

Add rice, corn, peas, coriander, turmeric and salt, mix well.
7

Transfer to the rice cooker. Add water and screw pine leaves and cook in WHITE RICE mode.
8

Heat ghee and fry cashews until golden, then fry raisins. Drain both.
9

When rice is cooked fluff rice with fork and then garnish with cashews, raisins and chopped coriander sprig.
10

Note: 200g diced chicken thigh or breast can be added with the rice to make Chicken Beriani.