Vegetable Pasta Biryani
Ingredients
- Onion - ½ medium thinly sliced
- Green Chilli - 1 slit
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tbsp
- Salt - ½ tsp adjust per taste
- Tomato - ½ medium chopped
- Cauliflower - 4 florets
- Potato - 1 small diced
- Carrot - 1 small diced
- Green Beans - 4 chopped
- Green Peas - 1 handful
- Mint leaves - 10
- Red chilli powder - ¼ tsp adjust per taste
- Garam masala - ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder - a small pinch
- Lemon extract - ½ tsp
- Water - 1 ½ Cups
- Pasta - 1 ½ Cups
- Coriander leaves - For garnish
To temper
- Oil - 1 ½ Tbsp
- Cardamon pods - 2
- Cloves - 3
- Cinnamon stick - 1 small
- Bay leaf - 1
- Fennel seeds - ½ tsp
Instructions
- First chop all the veggies and keep it aside. Heat oil in the pressure cooker pan and add all ingredients mentioned under "To Temper" in the given order.
- Once the fennel seeds start changing color, add the onion, green chilli and saute for 30 secs. Add the ginger garlic paste and give a quick mix. Add the salt and continue to saute until the onions turn golden brown in color.
- Add the chopped tomato and continue to saute until the tomato is fully mushy.
- Add all the veggies (Carrot, Potato, Peas, Cauliflower, Beans) and mint leaves. Give a quick mix. Add the red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala powder and mix well. Add the lemon extract, water and stir until everything is mixed together.
- Now, add the pasta to the mixture. Mix once and make sure the pasta is completely immersed in water. Pressure cook for 7 mins or for 2 whistles. Wait until the pressure subsides and open the lid. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
- Serve hot along with raita.
Notes | FAQ
- Larger and thicker pastas works well for the biryani. I used penne pasta in the biryani.
- Pressure cooking time will depend on the type of pasta used, size of pressure cooker pan and stove setting. So adjust accordingly per your experience.
- Also, adjust the water quantity based on the type of pasta used.
- If you do not have a pressure cooker, follow the same steps in a large pan. After adding the pasta cook covered until it is fully done and the water is evaporated.
- Pressure cooking time will depend on the type of pasta used, size of pressure cooker pan and stove setting. So adjust accordingly per your experience.
- Also, adjust the water quantity based on the type of pasta used.
- If you do not have a pressure cooker, follow the same steps in a large pan. After adding the pasta cook covered until it is fully done and the water is evaporated.