Veg Pulao No Onion | Subz Tehri
Veg Pulao No Onion | Subz Tehri is a wholesome North Indian rice dish from Awadhi cuisine, prepared with aromatic basmati rice, mixed vegetables, and mild spices. Cooked without onion and garlic, it’s light, flavorful, and perfect as a comforting one-pot vegetarian meal.
Ingredients
- Oil – 1 cup
- Cardamom green – 5 nos
- Ginger garlic paste -3/5cup
- Carrots diced – 2 cups
- Green peas – 1 cup
- Turmeric – 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1tbsp
- Green chilli – 2 nos
- Kewra water -1tbsp
- Basmati rice – 2 cups
- Royal cumin – 2 tsp
- Cinnamon – 1 no
- Cauliflower florets – 3 cups
- Beans diced – 1 cup
- Salt – to taste
- Coriander powder – 2tbsp
- Yogurt – 4 cups
- Mint leaves – 2 cups
- Rose water – 1 tbsp
- Butter – Saffron dissolved – 2 tsp
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for an hour.
- Heat oil in a pan and add the whole spices. Saute and add the ginger garlic paste. Cook for 3 mins.
- Now add the vegetables and salt. Saute for 3-4 mins and add the powdered spices. Add 1 cup water and cook.
- Increase heat and add whisked yogurt and cook till it gets a boil. Turn off the heat and add green chilli, kewra water, rose water and mint leaves.
- Boil 12 cups of water in a separate pan. Add salt and then the rice. Par boil the rice and immediately take out the rice when it is still 3/4 raw. Reserve and keep 2 cups of this water.
- Spread the rice on top of the vegetables and add cubes of butter and sprinkle saffron. Add 2 cups of water from boiling the rice.
- Place a tight-fitting lid on top and seal the lid with dough or place a heave object on it. Cook on very low heat for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for another 20 mins.
- Remove the lid and serve the biryani with burani raita.
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