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    Vegetable Biryani in Rice Cooker

    Published: Jan 24, 2013 · Modified: Feb 28, 2022 by Srivalli · 16 Comments

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    Given the fact that we have so many different ways to cook a dish, we mostly resort to the easiest and fastest method that can get us the dish done. We have been using Rice Cooker for over two decades. I remember Amma having about 3 different sizes for different occasions. Each one makes its appearance during a party or when we have more relatives visiting us.

    The same happened to me as well. During the initial period of setting up my kitchen, parents took me shopping and got me various appliances without which you can't run a kitchen. I got my mixer, grinder, stovetop, Rice Cooker, Blender, and some more. Trust me I have them all even now. The Rice cooker that Amma got for me was for 5 liters and over the years I have got 1 liter and 2 liters as well.

    With the smallest kitchen possible, I have stocked up enough that I actually can't share the space with another person. Anyway, the point is, for cooking, we have ended up being dependent on so many Electrical Appliances. I remember Amma having those stone grinders, Mortar and Pestle made of stone. We used these stones for all sorts of grinding and somehow dishes turned out great.

    In modern times that we, unfortunately, find ourselves in, we do not have enough space to keep these nor have enough time to spend grinding on the stones. So we resort to Electronic Appliances that help grind, mix, and whatnot.

    For the final Week of BM # 24, I took up Cooking with Electrical Appliances, where we have to showcase a dish that's prepared using any of the Electrical Appliances. For the first day, I took up making Vegetable Biryani from the Nippo Rice Cooker. The recipe book that accompanied the cooker, has some very pretty and tempting pictures.

    If you must know the entire Cooking took only about 30 mins. We have a power shut down for 2 hrs and I remembered I had to make use of this just about 30 mins before the cut-off time. I ran like an obsessed person, cutting everything and grinding the paste, etc in record time. Athamma was surprised that I hadn't made the Vegetable Biryani from this book to date, I clarified that I may have cooked and even shared, but the fact is for this theme I got to show pictures with the cooking. She didn't understand, of course, knowing it's another one of my mad thoughts taking flight!






    Vegetable Biryani
    Cooking Time: 30 Mins
    Electrical Appliances used: Rice Cooker
    Mixer
    Ingredients Needed:
    Rice - 1 & 1/2 cup
    Water 3 cups
    Mixed Vegetables - (Cauliflower, Beans, Carrot, Potatoes, Peas)
    Onion, Juliennes -2 medium
    Bay Leaf - 1 long
    Shahjeera - 1/2 tsp
    Mint and Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
    Ghee - 2 tsp
    Salt to taste
    To be ground to a paste
    Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
    Green Chilies - 3 long
    Poppy Seeds - 1/2 tsp
    Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
    Coriander powder - 1 tsp
    Chili powder - 1 tsp
    Cloves - 2
    Cardamoms - 2
    Cinnamon - 2"
    How to make the Biryani
    Wash and soak rice for 10 mins.
    Grind the masalas to be ground to a fine paste
    In the Rice cooker pan, make sure to place the plate, Transfer the rice to the cooker. Pour water and switch to the cooking mode.
    Then add salt and diced vegetables. Add Shahi jeera, bay leaf. Replace the lid.  Heat ghee in a kadhai, brown the onions till brown. Pour this over the rice and cover again.
    Add the ground masala, mint, coriander leaves to the rice. Stir and close the lid again.
    When the rice is cooked, the switch automatically goes to keep a warm position.

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    Vegetable Biryani in Rice Cooker

    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 & 1/2 cups Rice
    • 3 cups Water
    • Mixed Vegetables (Cauliflower, Beans, Carrot, Potatoes, Peas)
    • 2 medium Onions Juliennes
    • 1 long Bay Leaf
    • 1/2 tsp Shah Jeera
    • 2 tbsp Mint and Coriander Leaves chopped
    • 2 tsp Ghee
    • Salt to taste

    To be ground to a paste

    • 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 3 long Green Chillies
    • 1/2 tsp Poppy Seeds
    • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
    • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
    • 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
    • 2 Cloves
    • 2 Cardamom
    • 2" Cinnamon

    Instructions

    How to make the Biryani

    • Wash and soak rice for 10 mins.
    • Grind the masalas to be ground to a fine paste.
    • In the rice cooker pan, make sure to place the plate, transfer the rice to the cooker. Pour water and switch to the cooking mode.
    • Then, add salt and diced vegetables. Add Shahi Jeera, and Bay Leaf. Replace the lid. Heat ghee in a kadhai, brown the onions till brown. Pour this over the rice and cover again.
    • Add the ground masala, mint, coriander leaves to the rice. Stir and close the lid again.
    • When the rice is cooked, the switch automatically goes to keep a warm position.
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    Comments

    1. divya says

      January 24, 2013 at 6:42 pm

      wow..they look so good & delicious!!

      Reply
    2. Manju says

      January 24, 2013 at 7:19 pm

      Yummy..

      Reply
    3. Priya says

      January 24, 2013 at 7:50 pm

      I cooked twice vegetable briyani in rice cooker and love it, but somehow felt like saying this rice cooker method is bit time consuming that the stove top.

      Reply
    4. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

      January 25, 2013 at 4:11 am

      wow such a delicious combo with the spicy potatoes… the plate is looking so picture perfect!!

      Reply
    5. Saras says

      January 25, 2013 at 2:37 am

      Briyani looks yummy and delicious.

      Reply
    6. Arthy Suman says

      January 25, 2013 at 2:43 am

      I cook most of the rice dishes using rice cooker...this looks awesome with the potato roast...

      Reply
    7. The Pumpkin Farm says

      January 25, 2013 at 3:34 am

      wow this is great recipe, having to eact biryani in minutes is like a blessing

      Reply
    8. Kalyani says

      January 25, 2013 at 10:14 am

      looks perfect.. I too have a rice cooker, that I now remember not using … LoL !
      Kalyani

      Reply
    9. Nalini's Kitchen says

      January 25, 2013 at 9:05 pm

      Flavorful biriyani,perfectly made and your platter makes me hungry...

      Reply
    10. sushma says

      January 25, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      Good one valli. Biryani looks great.

      Reply
    11. Suma Gandlur says

      January 26, 2013 at 5:25 am

      Rice cooker is really a useful appliance to prepare rice dishes.

      Reply
    12. Archana Potdar says

      January 26, 2013 at 10:48 am

      Looks great Valli. Will love some myself.

      Reply
    13. Padmajha PJ says

      January 26, 2013 at 1:33 pm

      Chutney ground in the stone grinder tastes the best!My grandmom uses it sometimes.
      And that briyani sounds so flavorful and with the potato curry must have tasted awesome...

      Reply
    14. Chef Mireille says

      January 26, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      what a flavorful biryani

      Reply
    15. Pavani says

      January 30, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      Rice cooker is probably one of the few appliances that I don't own. I have 4 pressure cookers and never had a reason to buy a rice cooker.
      Your biryani sounds yumm, will try in my pressure cooker 🙂

      Reply
    16. Preeti Garg says

      February 02, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      Awesome and tempting rice recipe

      Reply

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