Vegetable Biryani (Pressure Cooker)

A pressure-cooker vegetable biryani with fried onions and potatoes, mixed vegetables, biryani masala, curd, and whole spices.

Ingredients

• 1½ bowls rice (soak 30 minutes)
• 50 g carrots (cut into long pieces)
• 400 g peas
• 3 potatoes
• 4 onions
• 2 tsp biryani masala (Everest)
• oil
• ghee
• curd (yogurt)
• 9 cloves
• 2 pieces cinnamon (small)
• water (amount not specified)

Instructions

1. In oil, fry the onion and potatoes.
2. When the onion becomes light pink, add carrots and peas.
3. Mix well; add boiled peas, potatoes, and carrots, then add biryani masala and curd.
4. Mix again and let it cook for a while.
5. Add the soaked rice and water, then add cloves and cinnamon.
6. Cook in a cooker.

Tips

• Alternative order: first add rice to water; when the water boils, add carrot, peas, and potatoes.
• After 5 minutes, reduce the heat and let it cook.
• After 10–15 minutes, remove the rice in a strainer.