Healthy One Pot Biryani
- Nikita Mitra
- Feb 10, 2023
- 2 min read
Being on a diet does not mean that you cannot enjoy the foods you love. Here is a quick and easy yet healthy and delicious biryani recipe.
Total cook time : 40 mins || Cuisine : Indian || Course : Lunch / Dinner || Servings : 4
Ingredients :
Brown basmati rice : 2 cups
Green Peas : 1 cup
Carrots (medium sized), diced : 2 cups
Cauliflower florets, diced : 2 cups
Green beans, dices : 1 cup
Onions (large), sliced : 2 cups
Curd : ½ cup
Lemon juice : 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves, chopped : 1.5 tablespoon
Mint leaves, chopped : 1.5 tablespoon
Green Chillies, slit in half : 2 - 3 pieces
Garlic, minced : 2 - 3 cloves
Cumin seeds black : 1 teaspoon
Biryani Masala : 2 - 3 tablespoon
Cooking oil / ghee : 1 tablespoon
Water or vegetable stock : 4 cups
Hard boiled eggs : 4 (halved) (optional)
Salt as per taste
#healthytip: you can swap the brown basmati rice with quinoa or foxtail millet or amaranth.
Method :
Wash the rice under running water and set it to soak for 15-20 min.
Heat ghee oil in a large heavy bottom pot on medium heat.
Add the onions and saute them until they are brown & soft
Add in the cumin, garlic, green chili and cook for about a minute
Add the vegetables and saute until soft
Next add in the curd, lemon juice, green peas and soaked rice. Mix well.
Add in the biryani masala and salt. Mix well.
Add water and bring mixture to boil. Stir occasionally.
Cook till the water almost evaporates.
Then add the boiled eggs (optional), mint and coriander leaves.
Now let the biryani simmer on low heat for about 18-20 minutes.
Serve warm with raita and green salad.
#tip for chicken lovers: in place of egg, you can add semi cooked chicken (1.5 cups) made with yoghurt, ginger garlic paste, biryani masala, chilli powder and salt. Add it to the biryani pot when the water volume is halved a - mix well - let the biryani simmer for 18 - 20 minutes on low heat
- Authored by
Nikita Mitra, Senior Nutritionist
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