Bread biryani is one of my favourite biryani. I Just love to savor the crunchy bread croutons.This is one of the tastiest biryani that will leave you asking for more.I used to really enjoy the biryani served at the GSB weddings where they to used to garnish with bread croutons.Few restaurants in Mangalore too serve the biryani garnished with bread croutons,which I pick up exclusively and relish.When I prepare it at home I add lots of bread croutons.Best served with raita or any North Indian gravy.
Ingredients:
India
gate basmathi rice-2 cups
Veggies-2
cups(chopped carrots,beans,cauliflower,potatoes and green peas)
Deep
fried bread croutons-1 cup
Onions-4
slit lengthwise
Crushed
Garlic-10 -12
Coriander
leaves-1/2 cup
Mint
leaves-1/2 cup
Cloves-3-4
Cardamom-4
Star
anise -3
Cashewnuts-15
Raisins-10
Turmeric
powder-1/4 tsp
Water-3
½ cups
Salt
–to taste
Ghee-3 tbsp
Ghee-3 tbsp
To
be ground into paste:
Green
chillies-3
Cloves-2
Cardamom-3
Grated
coconut-3 tsp
Star
anise-2
Fennel
seeds-less than ¼ tsp
Ginger-small
piece
Method:
- Grind the ingredients mentioned to be ground into paste and keep it aside.
- Heat ghee in a deep bottomed pan and fry onions until pinkish in colour.
- Add garlic and fry for sometime,add mint and coriander leaves and fry for a minute.
- Add the paste and saute for a minute or two.
- Add veggies,washed rice,spices,cashews,raisins,turmeric powder and salt to taste.
- Add water,close the lid,higher the flame,once it boils,simmer and cook till done.
- Garnish with fried bread.
