Quick cooker veg briyani

Ingredients :-

For seasoning

Cloves, star cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, bay leaves, Jeera - each 2

For grinding (paste)

Mint leaves half cup

Galic 4 cloves

Ginger 1/2 inch

Green chili 2

Chopped Vegetables as per your choice

Carrot, green peas, cauliflower , potatoes along with chopped onion and tomatoes each 2 , big size.

Oil - 4. Tablespoon

Salt as per taste

Yogurt - 1 tblsp 

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Red chili powder 2 tsp

Rice - 2 cups

Method :-

Add oil to the cooker and once it is hot enough add the seasoning items.

Add chopped onions, little salt and sauté till transparent.

Now add the grounded paste and keep stirring until the raw smell goes of.

Time to add the chopped vegetables along with yogurt , turmeric powder and red chili.

Stir well so that the masalas are incorporated well.

Add the chopped tomatoes and mix well.

Add rice ,water salt. For 1 cup of rice , 2 cups water.

Give a quick stir and close the cooker.

Keep it in high flame until 1 whistle and 7 to 8 min in slow to medium flame or until second whistle. Whichever is earlier.

Once cool down serve with raita / curry.

Easy Tasty Bisibelabath

Ingredients :-                                                                      

Rice - 1 cup
Toor Dal - 1 cup
Tomato - 2 chopped
Vegetables of your choice like Beans, Carrot, Potato, Drumbstick
turmeric powder - 2 tsp
Tamarind pulp - lemon size
Sambhar powder - 2 tblsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Groundnuts - 2 tblsp
Hing - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 10
Salt to taste
Oil - 3 tbsp

Method :-

1. In a Pressure cooker add all vegetables, tomato, rice,toor dal, turmeric powder and 8 cups of water. (1 cup dal/rice  - 4 cups, here i have taken 1 cup rice and 1 cup dal, so 4 * 2 = 8 cups water )
2. Cook for 4 to 5 whistles.
3. Soak Tamarind and take the juice.
4. In a Kadai take oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves,Hing, groundnuts and saute well.
5.Once the groundnuts are fried well add tamarind juice, sambhar powder and boil for 10 min. add water if required.
6. Add this to the cooked vegetables in the cooker along with needed salt and mix well.
7. Serve hot with papad.

Tip :-

Finally pour Ginger oil, mix it before serving it enhances the taste and flavor.