North Indian Cooking by..Geeta Seth

  • North Indian Cooking....By Geeta Seth
  • Recipes - Index
  • Reference to Spices and Herbs
  • Dals / Lentils
    • DAl / Lentils - Index >
      • About Dal/ Lentil's - Indian Dal Preparations
      • Tadka
      • Whole Black Urad Dal (Black Grams)
      • Maa Ki Kali Dal
      • Dal Makhani
      • Dal Maharani
      • Masoor Dal
      • Moong dal with spinach (Palak with moong dal)
      • Chana Dal
      • Moong Dal with Spinach (Palak Dal with Yellow Moong Dal)
      • Moong Dal (Split and skinned yellow Moong Dal)
      • Red split Masoor Dal (Malka Masoor dal)
      • Split Black Urad Dal
      • Sprouted Moong Dal
      • Split Green moong Dal (Chilka green moong dal)
      • Panchratan Dal or Panchmel Dal ( (Five Dal Mixed )
      • Trevti Dal (Toor Dal & Moong Dal & Chana Dal Mix)
      • Masala Tadka Dal (Arhar dal or Toor Dal)
      • Toor Dal & Masala tadka dal (Arhar Dal or Pigeon pea)
      • Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
      • Urad Dal (white urad dal)
      • White Urad and chana Dal mix
      • Whole Green Moong Dal
  • Beans
    • Bean- Index
    • Bean- Index
    • About Beans
    • Black Beans curry
    • Chole (chick pea curry)
    • Lima beans curry
    • Lima beans curry
    • Rajma Masala-Red Kidney Bean Curry
  • Rice and Pulao's - Index
    • About rice and pulao >
      • Rice and pulao's >
        • Rice and Pulao's - Index
        • Chicken Biryani
        • Shrimp Biryani
        • Rice with caramelized browned onions
        • Vegetables and paneer Biryani
        • Boiled white rice
        • Boiled white rice
        • How to cook rice on stove
        • How to cook rice on stove
        • Arhar Dal with rice khichdi (Toor dal khichdi)
        • Toor Dal with rice khichdi (Arhar dal khichdi)
        • Black urad dal with rice khichdi (Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Urad dal with rice khichdi (Black urad dal khichdi, Ma ki dal)
        • Moong Dal and rice khichdi
        • Moong dal and dalia khichdi
        • Kali dal ki khichdi (Black urad dal or Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Maa ki dal ki khichdi (whole urad dal khichdi)
        • Sabudana Khichdi (Tapioca pearls)
        • Muttar paneer pulao (Rice with green peas and cheese)
        • Muttar pulao (Rice with green peas)
        • Pulao with cauliflower, green peas and potatoes
        • Vegetabale Pulao
        • Tamarind Rice (Imly rice)
  • Meat Dishes - Index
    • Meat Dishes >
      • Meat Dishes - Index
      • About the Indian meat dishes
      • Beef Kebabs
      • Beef Keema with Spinach
      • Ground Beef shammi kebabs
      • Beef Seekah Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Beef Frankie (wrap)
      • Beef with Spinach Curry
      • Butter Chicken (Murg makhani)
      • Chicken Curry
      • Chicken Kebabs
      • Chicken Keema with spinach
      • Chicken Seekh Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Chicken kebabs Stir fry
      • Chicken Shami kebabs
      • Chicken korma
      • Chicken Frankie (wrap)
      • Chicken tikka Masala
      • Chicken with spinach curry (chicken saag)
      • Palak Gosht (Beef with Spinach Curry)
      • Chicken Saag (Chicken with spinach curry)
      • Tandoori chicken
  • Kati Roll
    • Kati Roll - Index
    • Beef kati roll
    • Chicken kati roll
    • Paneer kati roll
  • Paneer dishes - Index
    • About paneer
    • Paneer dishes - Index
    • How to make Paneer at home
    • Butter Paneer (Paneer makhani)
    • Crumbled paneer curry with green peas
    • Kadhai paneer
    • Muttar paneer (paneer with green peas)
    • Paneer Curry
    • Paneer tikka (Barbecued Paneer Kebabs)
    • Paneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer)
    • Palak paneer (spinach with paneer)
    • Paneer Frankie (wrap)
    • Paneer tikka masala
    • Shahi paneer
    • Tandoori Paneer Tikka Kebab
  • Kofta - Index
    • Koftas >
      • Kofta - Index
      • About Koftas
      • Cabbage Koftas (Bandh gobi kofta)
      • Lauki Kofta curry (Bottle Gourd)
      • Masoor Dal Kofta
      • Paneer Koftas
      • Palak Kofta (Spinach kofta)
  • Vegetable dishes - Index
    • Vegetable dishes with gravy >
      • Vegetable dishes - Index
      • About the Vegetables dishes
      • Arbi with gravy (Taro roots)
      • Aloo tamater ke sabzi (Potatoes with toamtoes curry)
      • Aloo Muttar Ki Sabzi (Potato with Green Peas Curry)
      • Aloo wadiyan (Potatoes with urad dal wadiyan)
      • Besan Kadhi
      • Bharwa aloo (Stuffed potatoes)
      • Dum Aloo (Potato curry)
      • Egg curry (Ande Ki curry)
      • Mangories with Aloo, tamater (Moong Dal Mangories with potatoes and tomateos)
      • Sarson Ka Saag
      • Spinach with mushrooms
      • Stuffed cabbage rolls curry (Bandh gobi ki rolls)
      • Palak Mushroom curry (Spinach with Mushroom curry)
      • Punjabi Kadhi (Besan pakoda kadhi)
      • Pyaz ki Aloo (Potatoes with onion curry)
  • Vegetables side dishes - Index
    • Vegetables Side dishes (sukhi sabzi) >
      • Vegetables side dishes - Index
      • About the vegetables
      • Aloo baingan (Eggplant with potatoes)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Spicy Potatoes and cauliflower curry)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Cauliflower)
      • Aloo methi ki sabzi (Potatoes with fenugreek leaves)
      • Aloo Muttar sukhe (Sauteed boiled potatoes with green peas)
      • Aloo Muttar masala
      • Aloo palak ke sabzi (Potatoes with spinach)
      • Arbi - Masala arbi (Taro roots)
      • Bell Pepper stuffed with potatoes (Capsicum, Shimla Mirch)
      • Bell peppers with onion and potatoes (Capsicums)
      • Eggplant Bharta- Indian Roasted Banigan Ka Bharta
      • Baingan Ka Bharta (Eggplant Bharta)
      • Bharwa Baingan (Stuffed Eggplants)
      • Bharwa Bhindi (Okra Stuffed with onion masala)
      • Bharwa banana peppers - Banana peppers stuffed with potatoes
      • Bhindi ke Sabzi (Okra)
      • Cabbage Curry (Bandh gobi, patta gobi)
      • Gajar methi ki sabzi (Carrots with Fenugreek leaves)
      • Capsicum masala (Bell peppers)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)- 2
      • Gobi aloo with onion & garlic (Cauliflower with onion, garlic & potatoes)
      • Gobi ki bhurji (Grated cauliflower with Green Peas)
      • Gobi aloo ki sabzi, Phool gobi (Cauliflower with potatoes)
      • Gobi Musallam (Cauliflower)
      • Green Beans (French beans)
      • Karela Bharwa with masala (stuffed Bitter Melon)
      • Lobia ki phalli (Green long beans)
      • Kaddu Ki Sabzi (Yellow pumpkin curry)
      • Lauki ki sabzi (Bottle gourd, Long Melon, Ghiya)
      • Jera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Jeera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Mooli ki bhurji (White daikon radish bhurji)
      • Methi Matar Malai (Fenugreek leaves, Green peas and Malai)
      • Muttar aloo with tomatoes and onions(Green peas with potatoes,tomatoes& onions)
      • Sangri, mooli ki phalli aloo ki sath (Dikon green beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Flat beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Green fava beans with potatoes)
      • Sukhe Aloo ke sabzi (Boiled sautéed potatoes with masala)
      • Masala Turaii (Zucchini with Masala)
      • Turai ki sabzi (zucchini)
  • Salad - Indian salads
    • Salad - Indian salads Index
    • Kala Chana Salad - Indian Black Chickpea salad
    • Cabbage salad - (Indian spicy Cabbage salad)
    • Fruit salad - Indian spicy fruit salad
    • Chickpea Salad - Indian spicy chickpea salad
    • Corn Salad - Spicy Indian Corn Salad
    • Kachumber Salad - Indian Cucumber, Onion & Tomato salad
    • Mixed Bean Salad - Indian Mixed Bean Salad
    • Sprouted Green Moong Salad - (Indian recipe)
    • Quinoa Salad with Strawberries, Blueberries and Grapes
  • Popular Indian Sweet dishes- Index
    • Desserts .. Popular North Indian sweets >
      • About Indian desserts
      • Indian sweet dishes - Index
      • Almond burfi (Badam Ki Burfi)
      • Almond Halwa
      • Besan ka Halwa (Gram flour Halwa)
      • Besan ka ladoo (Gram flour ladoo)
      • Boondi (Sweet Boondi)
      • Boondi or Boondi Ladoo
      • Boondi Ladoo
      • Carrot Burfi (Gajar ki burfi)
      • Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka halwa)
      • Cashew burfi (Kaju burfi, Kaju katli)
      • Coconut Burfi (Nariyal Ki Burfi)
      • Gujia
      • Gulab jamun
      • Gluten free Gulab Jamun
      • Kala Jamun
      • Kheer (Rice pudding)
      • Lauki Ka Halwa (Bottle gourd Halwa)
      • Makhanna Kheer (Puffed lotus seeds pudding)
      • Rasugalla
      • Rasgulla
      • Rasmalai
      • Rasmalai
      • Sabudana Kheer (Tapioca Pudding)
      • Vermicelli Kheer (Seviyan kheer, Payasam Kheer)
      • Shrikhand (Sweet Yogurt)
      • Sooji Ka Halwa (Cream of wheat, Rava)
      • Pista burfi (Pistachio Burfi)
      • Phirni (Rice pudding)
      • Petha
      • Pumpkin burfi (kaddu ki burfi)
      • Til ke Burfi (Seasme Seed Burfi)
  • Snacks and chaats - Index
    • Snacks and Chaats >
      • Snacks & chaats - Index
      • About snacks and chaats
      • Aloo Bonda (potato balls dipped in Besan Batter)
      • Aloo Tikki (Potato patties)
      • Besan sev (Gram flour noodles)
      • Besan spicy french toast (Toast dipped in besan batter and cooked)
      • Besan cheela (Gram flour pancake)
      • Besan and sooji ka cheela (Gram flour & cream wheat pancake)
      • Bread rolls stuffed with spicy potatoes
      • Chola Aloo Tikki (Potatoes and chick peas patties)
      • Chole Chaat - Indian spicy Chickpea Chaat
      • Corn Chaat
      • Fruit Chaat - Indian spicy Fruit chaat
      • Kala chana chaat- Indian Black chickpea chaat
      • Dahi Vada ( urad dal pakoras with yogurt)
      • Dokhla Tips
      • Besan Ka Dokhla (Gram flour dokhla)
      • Moong Dal Dokhla
      • Sooji ka Dokhla (Cream of Wheat Dokhla)
      • Urad Dal and Rice Dokhla
      • Gol Gappa (Pani Puri)
      • Dosa
      • Dosa aloo masala for dosa stuffing (Potato Dosa masala)
      • Rava Dosa
      • Sambher
      • Idli
      • Rava Idli (Sooji or Cream of wheat idli)
      • Rava Masala idli (Masala idli)
      • Hariyalli tikki or Hara bhara kebab
      • Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
      • Gluten Free Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
      • Medu Vada
      • Vegetable Cutlets (Mixed vegetable cutlets)
      • Moong Dal Cheela (Moong dal pancake)
      • Namkeen paras (Cispy salted crackers)
      • Aloo pakoras (Potato fritters)
      • Cauliflower pakora (Gobi ka pakora)
      • Pakora with Green Moong Dal and potatoes (Fritter)
      • Pyaz ka pakoras (Onion pakoras fritter)
      • Mixed vegetable pakora - Fritters (potatoes, spinach & onion mixed)
      • Potatoes and vegetables mix pakoras (Fritter)
      • Palak pakora (Spinach pakoras)
      • Paneer pakoras (Fritter)
      • Chicken pakoras (Fritters)
      • Papari / papadi Chaat
      • Bharwa mirchi ka pakora (Stuffed green chilie fritters)
      • Poha with green peas
      • Potato Cutlet
      • Potato paneer tots
      • Roasted cauliflower
      • Tandoori Gobi (Tandoori Cauliflower)
      • Sabudana, Aloo Vada (Tapioca cutlet with potato)
      • Samosa (Muttar aloo samosa)
      • Shakkar paras (Sweet crackers)
      • Sprouted Green moong chat
      • Upma
      • Uthappam (Rice & Dal uthappam) (pancake)
      • Uthappam (Rava Uthappam) (Pancake)
  • Chutneys
    • Chutney - Index
    • About Chutney
    • Coconut chutney
    • Hari chutney (Green chutney, coriander leaves or clintro chutney)
    • Pudina Ki chutney (Mint chutney)
    • Tamarind chutney (Imli ki chutney)
    • Tomato Chutney
  • Raita (Yogurt)
    • Raita (Yogurt) - Index
    • About raita and Yogurt
    • Aloo, Dhai ka raita (yogurt with potatoes)
    • Boondi ka raita (yogurt with boondi)
    • Gajar ka raita (Yogurt with carrots)
    • Kheera ka raita (Yogurt with cucumber)
    • Lauki ka raita (Yogurt with lauki)
    • Pudina ka raita (Yogurt with mint leaves)
    • Palak ka raita (Yogurt with spinach)
    • Yogurt with green onion, cucumber and tomatoes
  • Breakfast dishes - Index
    • Breakfast dishes - Index
    • Anda Bhurji (Egg Bhurji)
    • Spicy scrambled eggs
    • Muttar Chaat (Green peas)
    • Kala Chana (Black chana)
    • Moong dal chaat or sukhi moong dal
    • Sweet Dalia (Cream of Wheat Porridge)
  • Indian Breads (Roti, Paratha, poori)
    • Indian Breads - Index
    • About Indian Breads
    • ROTI:
    • Roti - Index
    • Chapattis (Pulkha or Roti)
    • Bajra ki Roti (Millet flour)
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    • Lachha roti (Spiral Layered roti)
    • Makai ki roti (Corn flour roti)
    • Methi ki roti (Roti with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Roti with Layers (Paratdar Roti)
    • Roomali roti
    • PARATHAS:
    • Paratha - Index
    • Aloo paratha (Potato stuffed paratha)
    • Bajra (millet) ka paratha
    • Besan ka paratha (Gram flour paratha)
    • Gobi ka paratha (Cauliflower stuffed paratha)
    • Lachha paratha (Spiral layered paratha)
    • Layered Paratha (Paratdar Paratha)
    • Makai ka paratha (corn flour paratha)
    • Methi Ka Paratha (Paratha with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Mooli ka paratha (Daikon stuffed paratha)
    • Mughlai paratha
    • Muttar Ka paratha (Paratha with green peas)
    • Palak paratha (spinach paratha)
    • Paneer paratha
    • Urad Dal stuffed paratha
    • Puri - Index
    • Poori (Puri) :
    • Poori (Puri)
    • Methi ki poori (Poori with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Muttar Poori (Poori with green peas)
    • Palak poori (Poori with spinach)
    • Poori stuffed with urad dal (kochari)
    • Bhature
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  • How to make yogurt at home
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  • How to make roasted Jerra powder (Cumin Seeds)
  • Restraunt style curry gravy
  • How to make Paneer at home (step by Step)
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Vegetable and paneer biryani

                   Vegetables and Paneer Biryani

Vegetable Biryani is a colorful dish. The addition of the vegetables like carrots, beans, green peas, potatoes give a wonderful looks for this biryani. Vegetable biryani taste as delicious as chicken or mutton biryani. You do not have to eat meat to enjoy eating biryani. This tasty, appetizing, spicy, vegetable biryani typically served as a complete meal with yogurt and coriander Chutney.

Traditionally, biryani is layered in a heavy pot or clay pot and heated through until the rice at the bottom becomes crispy and the flavor of the spices and vegetables penetrates into rice. Biryani is two step processes. Rice and vegetables are cooked separate. After cooking they are put together and baked. 
Ingredients for vegetables:

1    Cup of green French beans- chopped in ½”pieces
1    Cup of green peas –shelled
1    Cup of cauliflower- chopped in small pieces
1    Cup of carrots – chopped in small circles
1    Medium potato- chopped in small pieces
1    Cup of paneer – cubed and fried or sautéed
2    Medium size onions
1    Tablespoon minced garlic
1    Medium ripe tomato 
1    Tablespoon fresh ginger grated
1    Medium green chili - chopped
4    Tablespoons plain yogurt (optional)
2    Teaspoons coriander powder
½   Teaspoon red chili powder
½   Teaspoon turmeric powder
½    Teaspoon garam masala or to your taste
1     Bay leaf
4 to 5 Tablespoons of vegetable oil or as needed                      
½   Cup of water 

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Onion's, Tomatoes, Ginger, Garlic and Green chili
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Green beans-chopped
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Cauliflower
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Potatoes- chopped
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Green peas
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Carrots-chopped
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Paneer-sliced
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Coriander powder
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Garam masala
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Ginger-grated
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Water
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Red chili powder
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Bay leaf
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Oil
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Turmeric powder
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Yogurt
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Salt
Ingredients for Rice:

2     Cups rice
1     Medium onion –sliced
2      Tablespoons vegetable oil
1      Bay leaf (optional)
1     Teaspoon salt or to your taste
2½   Cups of water                      

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Rice
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Onion-sliced
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Salt
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Oil
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Water
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Bay leaf
​Ingredients for garnishing:

3    Medium onion- Thin sliced length wise 
2    Medium ripe tomato – thin sliced in circles or half circles
½   Cup of chopped coriander leaves
¼   Cup warm milk
Few Strings of saffron
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Onion- sliced
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Tomatoes-sliced
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Coriander leaves
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Milk
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Saffron
Direction for sauté Paneer   

​1. In nonstick wide frying pan heat1 tablespoon oil. Spread the paneer pieces in
​     the pan and sauté them, 1 minute each side. or until paneer become light
     brown.  
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In a pan spread paneer slice & sauté
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Paneer is sautéed
2. Once paneer become golden brown from both sides take the Paneer pieces out
    and place them in a plate over paper towel so that extra oil is absorbed. Once
    all the paneer sautéed keep them aside.  You could also grill the Paneer on Grill
    or in the Oven.
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Place Paneer on the paper towel
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Sautéed Paneer
 Direction for cooking the vegetables:     

 1.  Chop 2 onions and 4 cloves of garlic (equal to 1 Tablespoon of garlic) in the
     Chopper or grind them in the blender in a coarse paste.
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In a chopper add chopped onion & garlic
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Grind to coarse paste
​3.  In the same pan add minced onions and garlic and sauté, while periodically
     stirring. Onions will have a lot of water so for the first few minutes keep the
     heat high so that all the onion water evaporates quickly. Add more oil if
     needed.
 
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In a pan add oil, minced onions & garlic
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Mix onion, Garlic with oil and fry
​4. While onion mixture cooks chop tomatoes and add them in to the same food
​    chopper or
 blender and puree.
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In a chopper add chopped tomatoes
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Puree Tomatoes
5. Once all the water evaporated from the onions reduce the heat to medium and
    fry for 8 to 10 minutes or until onions become light brown.

6. Add coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and mix with fried onions and fry for few seconds.
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Onion become light brown
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Add Coriander powder, Red chili powder & Turmeric powder in fried onions
7.  Add tomato puree and yogurt in the fried onions and spices.
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Mix spices with fried onions and fry
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Add tomato puree
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Mix Tomato puree with fried onions & spices
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Add yogurt
8. With the tomato puree and yogurt masala become watery turn the heat to high
    for 2 to 3 minutes, so that water evaporates quickly and then turn the heat
    down.

9.  Frequently keep stirring the onion masala, once all the water evaporated and

     you see the oil in the pan that means onion masala is done.  
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Mix yogurt well
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Onion masala is cooked
11. Add chopped vegetables and fried paneer, sprinkle salt over, add ½ cup of
     water, with the spatula mix everything together, cover the pan and cook for
     15 minutes or until vegetable become tender but not mushy.
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Add all the vegetable's and paneer in onion masala
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Mix vegetables and paneer with onion masala
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Add salt and mix
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Add water and mix
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Cover the pan and let the vegetables cook
12.  While cooking periodically stir and mix the vegetables with masala so that
     masala coat the vegetables well all the time  

13. Once vegetables become tender add grated ginger, chopped green chilies,
     garam masala and mix and cook for few minutes. Turn the stove off.

14. Leave little gravy in the vegetables it will help rice to absorb some flavor from
     the vegetables.
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Add grated ginger, and chopped green chilies
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Add garam masala and mix
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Vegetables are cooked
 Rice can be cooked two ways, either cook them with onions or boil them​   in plain water. (Rice cooker could be used to cook rice)

1.To see how to cook rice with onion step by step follow the link below. 
     Rice with caramelized brown onions 
   
  If you prefer add cardamoms, cinnamon and bay leaf while cooking rice.

  Rice should be three fourth cooked because once layered, the biryani is
   cooked in oven for about 20 to 25 minutes on low heat which helps the
   rice to cook fully and for the flavors to meld. Hence, it is important that
   the rice is not fully cooked before layering. This will also prevent it
   from becoming sticky and mushy.
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In a pan add oil & onion & Sautee
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Add soaked rice
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Cover the pan and cook rice
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Onion become dark brown
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Add water
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Rice is cooked
Directions for layering the Biryani:

1.    In ¼ cup of warm milk add saffron strings and mix. Keep it aside for later
       use.
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Saffron-soaked milk
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Baking dish- 9" x 13"'
​​2. Grease the baking dish.
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Grease the baking dish
3. Fluff the rice with fork and gently with the cooking spoon scope them out from
    the sauce pan and evenly layer half of the cooked rice in the greased baking
    dish, if added cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves then take them out.
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Fluff the rice with fork
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Layer the rice in the baking dish
4. Over the rice, evenly layer the cooked vegetables with the fried paneer pieces. ​
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Spread cooked vegetables over rice
5.  Over the layer of vegetable spread sliced tomatoes slices.   ​
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Spread sliced tomatoes over vegetables
6. Over tomato slice spread sliced onions.
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Spread onions over tomatoes
7. Over tomatoes and onions sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.
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Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves over tomatoes' & onion
8.  Now add another layer of cooked rice over the vegetables, tomatoes and
​     onions.
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Layer rice on the top
9. Sprinkle saffron milk all over rice
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Sprinkle saffron milk all over rice
10. Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil nicely.
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Cover the dish with aluminum foil
11.  Preheat the oven at 400 degree and place the dish in the oven  Once oven is
       heated turn the heat dawn to 350 Degree.  (if you do not have oven, see below
       in tips for stove top baking instructions.)


12. Cook Biryani about 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the oven off, take the dish out and
      let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.

  Once layered, the biryani is cooked on low heat that helps the rice to cook

   fully and for the flavors to meld. Hence, it is important that the rice is not fully
   cooked before layering. This will also prevent it from becoming sticky and
   mushy. 
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Place the baking dish in the oven
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Vegetable biryani is cooked
13. When ready to eat take the cover off and garnish with previously fried onions
     and serve. (see below how to fry onions)

14. Serve biryani with Green chutney or Mint chutney and yogurt.
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Vegetable and Paneer biryani
Tips:

1. If you do not have oven or do not want to bake biryani in the oven then grease a deep sauce pan and layer cooked rice and cooked vegetables, sprinkle some water, cover the sauce pan tightly with a lid, and seal the lid by sticking it with some chapati dough all around or simply fix a big foil before placing the lid. The idea is to restrict the steam from escaping.  Place the pan on stove top on low heat or ideally place this pan on top of another flat pan or tawa, so that the bottom of the pan doesn't come in direct contact with the heat source.  Cook for about 25 to 30 minutes till rice is cooked but not mushy.  Turn the stove off and leave it for 10 to 20 minutes on until ready to serve.

2.   If you wish garnish briyani fried onions and fried cashew nuts.  

3.   Any vegetables or ingredients could be added or taken out.

4.  If you like mint leaves in your biryani then instead of chopped coriander leaves sprinkle chopped mint leaves.

Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.

Thank you

Geeta Seth


Other recipe:
                                                                         
Chicken biryani                                    Black urad dal  & rice khichdi 

Shrimp biryani                                     Muttar paneer (Green peas with paneer)

Boiled white rice                                 Pudina ka raita (Yogurt with mint leaves)

Pulao with green peas and cauliflower             Kheera ka raita
                                                                            (Yogurt with cucumber)
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