Easy Restaurant Style Vegetable Biryani

Everyone loves restaurants but they can be a pain in the rear to visit. If you’re hungering for biryani but you don’t have time to sit down for a meal, you’re in luck. This easy guide on how to make veg biryani can make right at home any time you like.

Getting Started

The first thing you need to do is get all your ingredients on hand. You’ll want to make sure you have everything in place. You’re going to need spices in the right quantities. You’ll also need items that let you chop things and set them aside as the biryani making process continues. A blender is a necessity along with sharp knives. You don’t need all the ingredients but they can really add to the finished product.

Spices on Hand

Spices are the heart of any really well made, tasty biryani. Nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, pepper, cinnamon, and fennel seeds are the heart of the biryani. Each spice needs to be as fresh as possible in order to bring in the maximum delight to the finished product. These are the ingredients that you want to use to make the base. This is how to make the biryani from the first start. Take the quantities you want before you begin and blend them in a blender. You should have a finely ground powder with a clean, clear color. Feel free to consider this just a guide. If you’re not that into cardamon or you hate the feel of cloves, just leave those out. No one has to know.

Fine Paste

You’ll also want a fine paste. Bring out the mint, coriander, ginger, chilies and a large onion you’ve chopped into small pieces. These should be blended until they form a fine paste. This is another level of flavor. Now it’s time for the other stuff you want in your own biryani. Take your favorite vegetables. Many people find cauliflower, carrots, peas, and beans are the right idea in their own biryani. They need to be chopped into pieces that you can eat without choking. You’re also going to need lots of basmati rice. It wouldn’t be a biryani without rice. It’d be just some vegetables and that’s not right. If you want to bring in the flavor get in some coconut milk or vegetarian broth.

Then it’s on to the making of the biryani. Fry up the spices to toast them. Add in the fine paste to bring in lots more flavor. Then you can take your favorite vegetables and add them to the mixture. By now your kitchen should smell like your favorite restaurant in every way. The neighbors will know you’re cooking and envy you. Add the liquid and bring to a boil. Then add your rice. Cover with a lid and cook for twenty minutes. Pour out the rice and serve with a slice of lemon.

This recipe is easy to make and serves as many people as you like. Please everyone with a homemade biryani.