SIMPLE VEGETABLE BIRYANI ( Kugan)
Dear friends, another simple vegetable biryani by the cook in Trichy.
Very simple ingredients, one pot meal.
He made vegetable kurma for this biryani. I asked him, why the same kurma with the same vegetables. Well he gave me a simple rich onion gravy recipe. Very yummy. I used seera samba rice.
I will post it later. Thanks and take care, Kugan98
VEGETABLE BIRYANI
½ kilo basmathi rice, soak for 10 minutes, drain
½ kilo mixed vegetables e.g carrot, cauliflower, beans, potato.
100 grms green peas
200 grms onion chopped
200 grms tomatoes chopped.
1 hand full mint leaves
1 hand full coriander leaves
3 green chillies sliced
3 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 cup curds
2 tsp chillie powder
3 tsp coriander powder
Salt to taste
1 big spoon oil or ghee
2 star anise
2 bay leaves
3 cardamoms
2 pieces cinnamon sticks
3 cloves
Little jathi pathiri or mace
Method:
Wash and soak and drain the rice.
Cut the vegetables into 1 ½ inches in length
Heat a pressure cooker with the oil or ghee.
Add in the seasonings, let them splutter.
Add in the hand full of mint and coriander leaves.
Sauté well , add in the chopped onions, sauté well.
Add in the ginger garlic paste, stir well.
Add also the chopped tomatoes, stir fry well.
Add in the green chillies, add in the beaten curds and salt.
Cook well, now add in all the vegetables, stir fry well.
Now add in the coriander powder and the chillie powder.
Mix well till oil separates from the masala.
Add in the drained rice. Give a good stir slowly.
Now add 1 ½ measures of water for 1 measure of rice.
Mix all the ingredients well. Close the pressure cooker.
Keep for 3 whistles, then sim for 5 minutes.
Remove and fluff up the rice.
Garnish with more cut coriander leaves.
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PLAIN RICH GRAVY ( Kugan)
Here is the simple plain rich gravy recipe that goes well with all the pulaos
and biryanis, that the cook gave me. Enjoy, Kugan98
PLAIN RICH GRAVY
Ingredients:
(A)
2 onions chopped
2 tomatoes chopped
4 cashew nuts
2 tbs grated coconut
1 tsp oil
(B)
2 tsp oil
2 big onions sliced
2 green chillies sliced
6 garlic pips sliced
1 tsp red chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
4 tbs curds well beaten
4 cashew nuts
¼ tsp sugar
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat 1 tsp of oil, add in the onions from (A)
Stir fry till golden brown, add in the cut tomatoes.
Cook till a bit mushy, remove and cool it.
Add in the grated coconut and the cashew nuts.
Grind to a smooth paste.
Heat the 2 tsp of oil, add in the ginger garlic paste.
Add in the sliced green chillie, cashew nuts and the onions.
Stir fry till light brown, add in the red chillie powder, coriander
and garam masala powder. Mix well.
Now add in the salt, sugar and the ground paste.
Stir well, add in water to make a thick gravy.
Let it boil, for about 5 minutes. Keep stirring.
Switch off the the flame, add in the curds and mix well.
Serve with any flavoured rice.
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MUSHROOM VERMICILLIE SOUP (kugan)
Dear Gulabjamun, I am posting your request for the mushroom soup.
Normally I will serve this soup, with a small plate of green chillies,
sliced and soaked in light soy sauce with a pinch of sugar.
Only then you will have the Oommp :mrgreen:
Try it, use fresh button mushroom for better flavour.
Thanks, Kugan98
MUSHROOM VERMICELLI SOUP
Ingredients:
½ cup mushroom chopped
½ cup rice noodles
¼ cup tofu cut into cubes
¼ cup shallots, from the scallions, chopped
¼ cup scallion chopped
2 tsp coriander leaves
1 tsp ginger chopped very finely
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
Salt to taste
Little pepper powder to taste
3 cups of vegetable stock.
To Make Vegetable Stock:
1 big onion chopped
1 carrot chopped
1 cup chopped Chinese Celery
6 stems of the coriander leaves
Method:
In a pot, add in all the vegetables to make stock.
Add in 3 cups of water, boil it well for about 20 minutes.
Strain the stock and keep aside.
( You can make a poriyal with the stock vegetables)
In another pot, add in about 3 cups of water.
When the water boils, add in the rice vermicelli first.
When it is about half cooked, add in the mushrooms,
tofu, chopped shallots, ginger, and salt .
let it come to a nice boil. Add in the vegetable stock.
Let it boil once again, now add in the soy sauce.
Add also the pepper powder . Remove from the stove.
Now garnish with the scallions, coriander leaves.
Lastly pour in the sesame oil.
Serve piping hot in bowls.
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