Mint Briyani

 

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 3 cups

Bay leaf - 1

Onion - 2 (thin slices)

Tomato - 1 1/2

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Briyani masala - 1/2 tsp

Cashew - 10

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

To grind:

Mint leaves - Handful

Coriander leaves - Handful

Garlic - 3

Ginger - small piece

Green chilly - 3

Coconut - 2 tbsp (grated)

Cloves - 4

Star Anise -  1 petal

Green elaichi - 2

Cinnamon stick - small piece

Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Grind the items under "to grind" to a fine paste and set aside.
• Heat ghee in pan and add washed and strained rice.
• Saute this in low flame for 2 mins.
• Transfer this to electric cooker.
• Heat ghee and oil in pan.
• Add in bay leaf, sliced onions and saute.
• Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a while.
• Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy.
• Add in grinded paste and mix well.
• Cook in low flame.
• Now add salt, a cup of coconut milk and let it boil for a min.
• Add this to electric cooker.
• Add in briyani masala.
• Add remaining 2 cups of coconut milk and mix it.
• Cook till it is done.
• Fry cashew in ghee and top it over briyani.
• Serve hot with onion raitha.
• I also served chicken chukka with this.