Ingredients used in SNAKE GOURD BIRYANI |
• Snake gourd - 2 numbers. |
• Mint leaves - 1 cup. |
• Dry coconut - 10 pieces. |
• Sesame seeds - 2 tablespoons. |
• Peanuts - 1-1/2 tablespoon. |
• Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon. |
• Basmathi rice - 2 cups. |
• Green chillies - 5-6 numbers. |
• Salt - to taste. |
• Oil - 3-4 tablespoons. |
• Water - as required. |
• Saffron colour - 1 pinch. |
• Bay leaf - 1 number. |
• Caraway seeds - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Mace - 1 number. |
• Star anise - 1 number. |
• Biryani flower - 1 number. |
• Cloves - 4 numbers. |
• Cardomom - 3 numbers. |
• Cinnaman stick - 3 pieces. |
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon. |
• Curd - 1 cup. |
• Tamarind - 1 tablespoon. |
• Jaggery - 1 tea spoon. |
• Ghee - 1 tea spoon. |
• Whole red chilies - 4 numbers. |
• Fried onions - 3 tablespoons. |
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon. |
Method: |
- Soak the basmati rice for at least 15 minutes.
- In a pan add peanuts,dry coconut,androast it, after that add sesame seeds, tamarind, red chillies, jaggery, fried onions, mint, roast it and transfer into a mixie jar, to make a powder.
- In this add coriander powder, salt (as pertaste), a little bit of water and mix it well.
- Take the mixture stuff in the middle of snake gourd and keep it aside.
- Let the water boil in a big pan, in this add oil,salt, basmati rice andcook it for 90%.
- Now take another pan add oil, whole garam masala, green chillies, mint leaves, ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder, curd,stuffed snake gourd and cook it for some time.
- After that add, 90% cooked rice, fried onions, saffron colour, and ghee, let it cook in a hot flame for 5minutes and let it simmer for 5minutes with a lid.
Now snake gourd biryani is ready to serve
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