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Vegetable Biryani is a quick rice recipe made by mixing rice with sauteed vegetables and some spices. It is a one-pot cooking recipe made using a pressure cooker. This recipe is perfect for bachelors. I call this as bachelor biryani recipe because with very few ingredients this veg biryani can be done in a few minutes. 

I have used seeragha samba rice, you can also make this recipe using basmati rice. Whenever you want to make a quick biryani recipe, try this method, definitely, you will love this. Seeragha samba rice gives a unique flavor to this recipe.  I have shared both step by step pic and video recipe of how to make vegetable biriyani in a pressure cooker.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup seeragha Samba Rice or basmati rice
• 1 Onion, medium-sized, chopped
• 1 Tomato, large-sized, chopped
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 2 Green Chilies
• ¼ cup curd
• 2 tbsp chopped Mint leaves
• 2 tbsp chopped Coriander leaves
• ¼ cup chopped Carrot
• ¼ cup chopped Green Beans
• ¼ cup chopped Green Peas
• 1 Potato, chopped
• ¼ tsp Chilly powder
• ¼ tsp Garam masala
• 2 tbsp Oil

Whole Spices

• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 5 Cloves
• 1 Star Anise
• 3 Cardamon
• 1 Bay leaf
• Little Stone Flower

Method:

• Wash the rice 2-3 times and soak in the water for 30 mins. Kee aside.

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker, when hot enough add the whole spices and fry for a few seconds.

• Next, add the chopped onions and fry till it turns light golden brown in color in medium flame.

• Add ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and saute for a min on low flame.

• Next add the chopped tomatoes, little salt, and cook in medium heat till the tomatoes become soft and mushy.

• Add the curd and mix well. Next, add the mint and coriander leaves and give a good mix.

• Next, add all the chopped vegetables and mix well. Cook for 2 mins in medium flame.

• Then add the chilly powder and garam masala. Mix well.

• Add the soaked seeragha samba rice or basmati rice. Drain the water, add only the rice to the pressure cooker. Add 1 1/2 cup water and salt. Mix well.

• When it starts boiling, cover the pressure cooker with the lid. When the steam releases, place the weight.

• Cook for 2 whistles on medium heat and switch off the flame.

• When the pressure goes down, open the lid add the ghee and gently mix the rice.

• Serve hot with onion raita.

💥 Step by step pic how to make Vegetable biryani in a pressure cooker

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, when hot enough add the whole spices and fry for a few seconds.

Next, add the chopped onions and fry till it turns light golden brown in color in medium flame.

Add ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and saute for a min on low flame.

Next add the chopped tomatoes, little salt, and cook in medium heat till the tomatoes become soft and mushy.

Add the curd and mix well. Next, add the mint and coriander leaves and give a good mix.

Next, add all the chopped vegetables and mix well. Cook for 2 mins in medium flame.

Then add the chilly powder and garam masala. Mix well.

Add the soaked seeragha samba rice or basmati rice. Drain the water, add only the rice to the pressure cooker. Add 1 1/2 cup water and salt. Mix well.

When it starts boiling, cover the pressure cooker with the lid. When the steam releases, place the weight.

Cook for 2 whistles on medium heat and switch off the flame. When the pressure goes down, open the lid add the ghee and gently mix the rice. Serve hot with onion raita.

Watch the making here