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NIZAM’S BIRYANI
Servings 3
Ingredients
1 cup rice (soaked for 15 minutes), boil it
3 tsp oil
3 cloves
3 green crushed cardamoms
½ tsp garam masala
1tsp salt
1tsp gulab jal (rose water)
A few almonds, raisins, and cashew nuts
For Gravy
2 tsp oil
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 finely chopped onions
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp garam masala
½ tsp kasuri methi
½ tsp roasted ground jeera
2 tomatoes pureed
1 green chilli
1tsp salt
2 tsp ground cashew nuts
Few fried paneer pieces
Few coriander leaves
Gravy
Heat oil, add ginger garlic paste. Cook for half a minute. Add onions. Cook till lightly golden brown.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, kasuri methi and ground jeera. Mix them add half cup of water. Cook for a minute.
Add ground cahewnuts.Mix and again add half cup of water. Cook for a minute. Now add fresh tomato puree, green chilli, salt. Cook almost dry.
Add 2 cups of water .Boil the gravy for five minutes on high flame. Keep aside.
In a separate pan heat oil. Add cloves, cardamoms. Cook till these crackle. Add onions and cook on high flame till pale in color.Add garam masala.Stir and add rice. Cook till rice is crisp.
In a microwave safe bowl place half the rice half of rose water half of nuts. Pour half the gravy. Then again put rice, gulab jal and pour on the gravy. Cover the lid.
Now microwave for 8 minutes
Remove and arrange biryani in serving dish. Garnish with leftover nuts, paneer pieces chopped coriander leaves.