VEG BIRYANI! How to make Vegetable biryani | Vegetarian Biryani | Food with Chetna

This is a great crowd pleaser recipe, whether it is the weekend or a special occasion, which is why I have chosen it for my Diwali main meal. It is a easy and simple recipe and tastes amazing!

Ingredients
6-8 tbsp sunflower oil
5 medium sized onions, thinly sliced

For the vegetables
2 bay leaves
1 stick cinnamon
2 star anise
5 cloves
5 cardamom pods
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 medium sized onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 cm ginger, grated
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tsp sugar
1 small cauliflower, roughly 400 gms, cut into florets
200 gms fine beans, cut into half
1 carrot, roughly chopped
2 potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
100 ml water

For the rice
Pan full of boiling water
1 bay leaf
1 stick cinnamon
4 cardamom pods
8 black peppercorns
400 gms basmati rice

To layer
2 tbsp milk
pinch of saffron
1 tsp rose water
handful of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
handful of fresh mint leaves, finely chopped

You can enjoy this with some coriander chutney and cucumber raita, recipes here -
Chutney -
   • How to make 'Green Mango Coriander Chutney...  
Raita -
   • Delicious Cucumber Raita - Food with Chetna  

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Chetna Makan appeared on the Great British Bake Off in 2014 and won the 'Christmas bake off 2016'.

Her first book 'The Cardamom Trail' came out in April 2016.
Her second book 'Chai, Chaat & Chutney' came out in July 2017.
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