Beet Root Biriyani – Vegetarian’s Paradise
- 04
- March
- 2011
Beet Root Pilaf:
For Biriyani:
Beet roots 4 large chopped
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 2
Cardamon pods 3
Bay leaves 2
Black cardamom 1-2
Star anise 1
Basmati rice / Short Grained Rice 2 cups
Green chilies 6 slitted
Onion 1 sliced
Tomato 1 large chopped
Garlic 2 cloves made into paste
Ginger 2″ size peeled and made into paste
Mint leaves 1 fistful
Coriander leaves alone few
Lemon juice from 1 fruit
Curd 1 cup
Salt
Chili powder
Ghee 1/4 cup.
Method:
In a crock pot, heat ghee. Add cloves, cinnamon, crushed cardamon pods, black cardamom, bay leaves, star anise and green chilies. Fry them till chilies crack and try to turn opaque.
Now add onion to this and fry them really well, until its pungent smell is all gone. Followed by ginger and garlic paste, fry them till raw odor leaves the pan. Then add tomatoes, mint and coriander leaves. Fry them till the leaves wilt.
Add salt and chili powders. Followed by beetroot. Let the oil coat onto the vegetables.
Then, add about 4 cups of water and bring this to boil. Now, add rice…cover and cook till tender.
Serve warm as a main dish, vegetarian’s would surely appreciate it:)
This is something different! Too colorful!
Thats an excellent Idea Malar..With the color and flavour,I think there wont be much veggies like this to be in a biriyani..Slurp !
I tried it once at a friend’s place. I liked it.
Look at that gorgeous color!! Great recipe using beets..
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Looks very colorful:)
Very healthy dish perfect meal.
Biryani with beets? I am intrigued. Sounds and looks delicious!
This is a keeper recipe..beet biryani is looking so vibrant..lovely.
Colourful itself makes me hungry,yummy briyani..
looks fantastic…
very interesting and colourful
wow malar u r very brave….great experiments…looking colourful