Vegetable biryani

Vegetable biryani  was always favourite among my friends and relatives.It goes well with simple onion raita and papad.

Vegetable Biryani

     Ingredients

2cups  Basmati rice

2       Onion sliced

1cup  Vegetables(here i have used mushroom,broccoli and carrot)

 3sp    Oil/ghee

1sp    Kasuri methi powder

For masala:

1/2 cup Fresh coconut grated

4-6       Dried red chillies

3          Clove 

1/2"   Cinnamon

2sp    Dhania

1sp   Zeera

4       Garlic flakes

1/2" Ginger

 2     Green chillies(optional)

Method

• Grind masala  ingredients  to paste and keep aside
• Heat oil/gee in cooker
• Take half of sliced onion and fry till it turns to red and keep aside
• In remaining oil add onion saute it add chopped vegetables fry it 
• Add  masala paste and fry till raw smell goes and it leaves oil
• Add  washed rice and fry for awhile
• Add 4 cups of water and salt stir in in between till it boils
• Close the led of cooker keep on high flame 
• When steam comes out slow the flame and cover with glass instead of cooker weight
• Cook for 15min
• After 15min add kasuri methi powder and  fried onion and mix well
• Serve with Onion raita.

Chakli

Chakli is  a traditional Indian savory snack. When I was a kid my Mom use to  prepare  this savory  for Diwali and Ganesh chaturthi and  I use to help my mom in  preparing chakli. Times has changed now I prepare chakkli  for my family. This chakli recipe I learn t from my mother-in-law.

Chakli

Ingredients

1kg      Raw rice
250 gm Roasted channa dal
5-4 sp  Chilli powder
3sp     Til
3sp     Zeera
100gm Butter
Salt to taste

Method

1. Wash rice and spread on a cloth to dry.
2. Then fry rice without oil so that the moist in the rice gets dried
3. Grind the  rice and  roasted channadal;to make a nice flour
4. To this flour add chilli powder,til,zeera,salt and butter mix well
5. Add water little by little  and make a nice a dough
6. In chakli maker fill the dough and make  chakli
7. Deep fry in oil
8. Store in air tight container