Vegetable Biryani Recipe With Chatpata Aloo

Name: Vegetable Biryani Recipe With Chatpata Aloo
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice; null Water; 2 null Onions; 1/2 inch Ginger; 3 to 5 null Green Chillies (adjust); 2 cloves Garlic; null Oil; 3 null Red Yellow or Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum); 1 null Carrot (Gajjar) cut into julienne; null Ghee to garnish; 1 null Star anise; 2 null Cloves (Laung); 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 1 null Dry Red Chilli; 1 null Bay leaves (tej patta); 1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder; 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/2 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds; 1/2 teaspoon Amchur (Dry Mango Powder); null Salt to taste; 2 null Potatoes (Aloo) chopped into cubes; 1/4 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder; null Lemon juice from 1 lemon; 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder; null Salt to taste

Archana's Kitchen

August 8, 2019

1799 Ratings

Vegetable Biryani Recipe With Chatpata Aloo

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 50 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Indian

We Indians love biryani’s. Biryani originates originally in Persia and was introduced in India by the Arabs. Biryani is a rice dish with lots of flavours and textures, made with quite a few variants of rice. The key to a good biryani lies in good quality rice, fresh spices and ingredients and style of cooking. Vegetable Biryani Recipe With Chatpata Aloo is a way to spice up your biryani with shallow fried aloo.

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Ingredients

For Spices:

2 cups Basmati rice

Water

2 Onions

1/2 inch Ginger

3 to 5 Green Chillies, (adjust)

2 cloves Garlic

Oil

3 Red Yellow or Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum)

1 Carrot (Gajjar), cut into julienne

Ghee, to garnish

1 Star anise

2 Cloves (Laung)

1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

1 Dry Red Chilli

1 Bay leaves (tej patta)

1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 teaspoon Black pepper powder

1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1/2 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds

1/2 teaspoon Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)

Salt, to taste

For Chatpata aloo

2 Potatoes (Aloo), chopped into cubes

1/4 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder

Lemon juice, from 1 lemon

1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Vegetable Biryani Recipe With Chatpata Aloo

To begin making the Vegetable Biryani with Chatpata Aloo recipe, firstly soak the rice in water for 15 to 30 minutes. Temper all the spices mentioned under ‘For spices’ on dry heat for 2 to 3 minutes till the aroma starts to come, make sure to do this on low flame.

You can coarse ground the spices or leave them as it is.

Cut potatoes in chunks and dunk in cold water or freeze for 10 minutes (this makes them crispy).

Next take about a tablespoon of oil and bring it to high heat in a heavy bottomed pan or biryani handi.

Add potato chunks and pan sear till light golden. Take out on a kitchen paper towel to soak excess oil

Season with chat masala, salt, freshly ground pepper and lemon. Keep them aside.

Next in a heavy bottomed pan, add 2 tablespoon oil and bring to medium heat.

Add onions, chilli, ginger and garlic and sauté till onions become translucent.

Add bell peppers, carrots and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the tempered spices and cook for a minute or so.

Then add soaked rice along with water (1. 5inch height of water with good quality basmati is enough) in the same wok. Cover the wok and let it cook in steam.

Once completely cooked top it with chahtpatay aloo, lemon slice and slit chilli. Add ghee and fresh onion while serving.

Serve Vegetable Biryani Recipe With Chatpata Aloo with Lauki Raita, Raw Mango Raita or any other Raita of your choice.