Ingredients
2 cups rice
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 cups water
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
5 cloves of garlic, minced or grated
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
1 small head of cauliflower, separated into florets
1 large carrot, cut into one-inch pieces
2 large or 3 small potatoes, cut into one-inch chunks
1 cup green beans
1/4 cup chopped mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/4 cup fried onions (like French’s, or you can also find a version at Indian grocery stores. You can skip these, but a biryani really needs some fried onions for the perfect flavor.)
1 tsp black cumin or shah jeera, can substitute with regular cumin if hard to find
5 green cardamom pods
3 cloves
2-3 dry bay leaves
1 star anise
2 tsp biryani masala, buy this at the Indian store or online
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
In the stove top pressure cooker (mine is a 4-quart one), heat the oil.
Add the black cumin, cloves, cardamom, star anise and bay leaves and saute, stirring, for about a minute over medium-high heat.
Add the onions and saute until they start to change color and turn lightly golden.
Add the ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.
Add the potatoes, then the carrots, cauliflower, and green beans. Mix well and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the fried onions and stir well.
Add the biryani masala and the coconut milk along with the mint and coriander leaves. Mix well.
Add the water and salt to taste. You need to add enough salt at this time because you won’t be able to mix in the salt after the biryani cooks.
Add the lemon juice and the rice. Mix well.
Pop on the pressure cooker lid, make sure it’s set to pressure-cook (and not to steam), and let it come to pressure. (On my Fagor pressure cooker, there’s a little yellow button that pops up when the cooker reaches pressure).
After pressure is reached, cook for three more minutes, then take the pressure cooker off heat.
Wait for the pressure to be released, and then slide open the lid carefully. Be sure you follow manufacturer instructions for your cooker.
Fluff the rice with a spoon and serve hot with some raita.
2 cups rice
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 cups water
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
5 cloves of garlic, minced or grated
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
1 small head of cauliflower, separated into florets
1 large carrot, cut into one-inch pieces
2 large or 3 small potatoes, cut into one-inch chunks
1 cup green beans
1/4 cup chopped mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/4 cup fried onions (like French’s, or you can also find a version at Indian grocery stores. You can skip these, but a biryani really needs some fried onions for the perfect flavor.)
1 tsp black cumin or shah jeera, can substitute with regular cumin if hard to find
5 green cardamom pods
3 cloves
2-3 dry bay leaves
1 star anise
2 tsp biryani masala, buy this at the Indian store or online
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
In the stove top pressure cooker (mine is a 4-quart one), heat the oil.
Add the black cumin, cloves, cardamom, star anise and bay leaves and saute, stirring, for about a minute over medium-high heat.
Add the onions and saute until they start to change color and turn lightly golden.
Add the ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.
Add the potatoes, then the carrots, cauliflower, and green beans. Mix well and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the fried onions and stir well.
Add the biryani masala and the coconut milk along with the mint and coriander leaves. Mix well.
Add the water and salt to taste. You need to add enough salt at this time because you won’t be able to mix in the salt after the biryani cooks.
Add the lemon juice and the rice. Mix well.
Pop on the pressure cooker lid, make sure it’s set to pressure-cook (and not to steam), and let it come to pressure. (On my Fagor pressure cooker, there’s a little yellow button that pops up when the cooker reaches pressure).
After pressure is reached, cook for three more minutes, then take the pressure cooker off heat.
Wait for the pressure to be released, and then slide open the lid carefully. Be sure you follow manufacturer instructions for your cooker.
Fluff the rice with a spoon and serve hot with some raita.
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