How to Quick Tasty Chettinad Masala Veg Biryani

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How to Quick Tasty Chettinad Masala Veg Biryani Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Chettinad Masala Veg Biryani. The next step is to make the Chettinad Veg Biryani. Heat ghee or oil into the pressure cooker over medium heat. Add the onion, ginger, garlic and saute until the onions soften.

This is one of the favorite and yummy recipe for food lovers.

Basmati rice or Seeraga Samba rice is blended with mixed vegetables and spices and the taste and aroma of the ghee makes it one of the exotic and yummy food which will be loved by people of all ages.

Recently I came across this chettinad veg biryani recipe in a YouTube channel.

You can have Chettinad Masala Veg Biryani using 29 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chettinad Masala Veg Biryani

  1. Prepare of For Chettinad masala.

  2. Prepare 1 tbsp of Stone lichen.

  3. It’s 1/2 tsp of Marathi moong.

  4. You need 1/2 tsp of Cardamom powder.

  5. Prepare 1 stick of Cinnamon.

  6. You need 2 gms of Star anise.

  7. Prepare 1 tsp of Green saunf.

  8. You need 10 of Pepper corn.

  9. It’s 1 tsp of Coriander seeds.

  10. You need 1 tsp of Jeera.

  11. You need of For the Biryani.

  12. Prepare 1/2 kg of Seeraga Samba Rice soaked for one hour.

  13. Prepare 200 gm of Carrot grated.

  14. Prepare 200 gm of Cauliflower grated.

  15. Prepare 100 gm of Mushroom diced fine.

  16. You need 250 gm of Onion sliced.

  17. You need 200 gm of Tomato.

  18. Prepare 1 tbsp of Ginger and garlic paste.

  19. You need 200 gm of Oil + ghee.

  20. You need 1 tbsp of Green chilli.

  21. Prepare 1 tbsp of Chettinad Masala.

  22. You need 1 tsp of Red chilli powder.

  23. It’s 1 cup of Coriander + mint leaves.

  24. Prepare 2 tbsp of Sesame seeds.

  25. It’s 2 of Cardamom.

  26. Prepare 1 of Bay leave.

  27. Prepare 1 stick of Cinnamon.

  28. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.

  29. You need 1 cup of Curd.

She mentioned it as arachu vacha biryani i.e biryani with freshly ground spices.

This recipe doesn't use any store bought spice powders like red chilli powder, garam masala or biryani masala powder.

So this biryani has a nice aroma of freshly ground spices.

Chettinad Chicken biryani is also known as chettinad kozhi (biryani) biryani and it is very famous in the state of Tamilnadu, India.

Chettinad Masala Veg Biryani instructions

  1. Heat the pan and dry roast all the spices individually until darkened.When done grind them together to a powder. Keep aside..

  2. Boil 2 litres of water.Add the soaked rice.Cook it to 80 percent..

  3. Heat a deep pan.Add oil and all spices.Add onions and fry to a golden brown.Add the ginger garlic paste and toss well with onions..

  4. Add tomatoes and cook them till they are melted. Add chilli,turmeric and chettinad masala.Add grated carrot,diced mushroom and cauliflower pieces and stir fry well.Add the curd..

  5. Add rice to this masala mixture. Sprinkle the chopped coriander,sesame seeds and mint leaves over the mixture..

  6. Cover tightly with a lid.Leave to cook for 20 minutes on a low flame..

  7. Leave it covered until served..

  8. Serve hot..

The biryani is made with basmati rice or jerraka samba rice, aromatic chettinad spices, chicken pieces, yogurt, ghee and herbs.

The key ingredient to make the authentic chettinad biryani is the biryani masala.

Talking about the special Chettinad spices, Marati Moggu and Kalpasi are what make this Biryani quite aromatic.

Marati Moggu called as Kapok Bud is kind of a caper, which when fried in oil releases a lot of flavor.

Kalpasi called as Black Stone Flower is a type of lichen but is full of flavor and a popular spice used in this recipe.