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Lakhnawi Vegetable Biryani

May 7, 2016 by Pranay Singh 8 Comments

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

It has been sometime since we have ventured into cuisine from the land of Nawabs. Biryani, though popularly identified as a rich food that emanated out from food habits that boasts of richness and subtlety of Nawabi cuisine, it is equally popular among the commoners.

We have prepared some flavorful preparations like Mumbai Jhinga Biryani and Mutton Pulao in past, so it was warranted of us that we made a delicious and equally rich preparation of biryani with veggies.

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

We have borrowed this recipe from the land of Nawabs of Lucknow. Like any biryani preparation, this one is equally elaborate in its preparation and the end product richly satisfying. It would be wrong to put this recipe or for that matter any biryani recipe into compartment of “quick meal”, biryanis by any stretch of imagination can never qualify for meals cooked in jiffy. On the contrary, it needs a great deal of attentiveness, zeal and passion, qualities possessed by those inventive and quick thinking khansamas that worked in kitchen for Nawabs producing recipes that would please the sight and palate of demanding Nawabs.

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

We have used commonly available veggies like cauliflower, beans, carrots and fresh peas that makes for an interesting medley of colors and taste in the biryani. The choice of rice also plays an important role in the finished product. Preferably for biryanis originating in northern India long grain basmati rice is used. In southern India, there are other varieties of rice like kaima, kala bhat that is preferred over basmati. More on this in a later post that would be dedicated on biryanis from South India.

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

Basmati rice and the vegetables are cooked separately and then assembled in a handi and scented with screw pine water, flavored with mint leaves, coriander leaves and saffron infused milk. The Handi is then sealed with dough and kept on an iron griddle for slow cooking which traps all the flavors and permeates in the biryani making it rich, and full subtle of flavors.

Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

Treat yourself with this biryani for your Sunday lunch and remember to share your feedback in the comment section below.

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Lakhnawi Vegetable Biryani

Rating  4.3 from 3 reviews

Prep time:  45 mins

Cook time:  40 mins

Total time:  1 hour 25 mins

Serves: 5-6

Ingredients
  • 350 grams long grain basmati rice soaked in water for 30 minutes
  • 100 gram cauliflower florets
  • 100 grams french beans cut into pieces of 1 inch length
  • 100 grams carrots cut into lengths (1-1.5 inches)
  • 100 grams green peas
  • 200 grams onions cut into lengths
  • 6-7 green chilies cut into lengths
  • 100 gram curd (whisked)
  • ½ cup fresh coriander finely chopped
  • ½ cup fresh mint leaves finely chopped
  • 6-8 cloves
  • 1-1.5 inches cinnamon stick
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 2-3 flakes of mace
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 2 tbsp garlic paste
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp red chili powder
  • few saffron strands soaked in ½ cup warm milk
  • 1 tbsp kewra(screwpine) water
  • Cooking Oil
  • 2-3 tbsp clarified butter
  • salt
Instructions
  1. In a large pan, heat 2 liters of water.Season the water with 1 tsp salt.
  2. Add cloves, cinnamon, green cardamom, mace flakes. Finally add rice and allow it to cook on medium flame.
  3. We will cook rice until it is 70 % cooked. Strain the cooked rice. Spread the rice in a large plate
  4. We will steam the vegetables now.Boil 2 cups of water in a pan. Add green peas, cauliflower florets. Add carrots, french beans.
  5. Allow the vegetables to simmer with boiling water. We will cook veggies for 5 minutes.Drain the water and keep the veggies aside.
  6. Heat 4 tbsp Oil in a Biryani Handi. Add sliced onions and fry until it turns golden brown. Onions turn golden brown in about 10 minutes.
  7. Add garlic paste, ginger paste.Bhunao for a minute. Now add green chilies, some coriander, some mint leaves.Bhunao for another half a minute.
  8. Now add curd. Allow it to simmer on low heat for a minute.Now add turmeric powder,red chili powder, salt to taste.Bhunao for 1-2 minutes.
  9. Add steamed veggies to the Masala.Bhunao for 2-3 minutes.3 minutes later turn off the flame.Let us now assemble biryani.
  10. Meanwhile, put an iron griddle on flame. Remove half of the cooked vegetables from the pan.
  11. Spread half of the cooked rice on top of vegetable layer.Spread the rice evenly.Add some mint leaves.Add some chopped coriander leaves.Pour some saffron infused milk.Pour some clarified butter.This completes the first layer.
  12. For second layer:Spread remaining veggies .Spread it evenly.Now spread remaining rice.Spread the rice evenly.Now add mint leaves, coriander leaves.Pour clarified butter, Saffron infused milk.Finally add screwpine water(kewra water). This completes the second and final layer
  13. Let's cover the edges of lid with dough.Seal the pot with this lid
  14. We will keep the sealed pot on direct high flame. Now put the sealed pot on iron griddle for 2 minutes and cook it on slow heat for 8 minutes.
  15. Lakhnawi Vegetable biryani can be served with aloo-pudina raita or veg raita
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Vegetable Biryani-Subz Biryani

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Comments

  1. MUTTON BIRYANI says

    April 8, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    Hello, I thought your post was good!

    Reply
    • Smita Singh says

      April 16, 2017 at 6:50 am

      Thanks for stopping by and posting your feedback! Keep visiting, enjoy cooking!!

      Reply
  2. Manish Madane says

    August 30, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    I prepared Lucknowi Biryani as per your suggestion. We totally enjoyed it! My family is popular among our relatives for it’s Dum Biryani. But now we got a brand new Lucknowi Biryani to crave for. Thanks a lot! May your blog prosper.

    Reply
    • Smita Singh says

      August 31, 2017 at 5:42 am

      Thanks for such a lovely feedback Manish. We are really glad to know your family had a great time together and you loved the recipe. Thank you again for your wishes.

      Reply
  3. kalyani says

    April 13, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    Hey Smita – this is an awesome recipe ! thank you so much.. I generally dont follow recipes to the T, but this is a keeper. Even the non-biryani people at home went for a second serving ! Thanks a lot. This is a linkback from my blog to yours 🙂 – http://www.sizzlingtastebuds.com/2018/04/lucknowi-veg-biryani-gluten-free-biryani.html which goes live tomorrow 🙂
    Thanks a ton, again !

    Reply
    • Smita Singh says

      April 14, 2018 at 1:57 pm

      Kalyani, I am so glad that your family had a great meal together. I loved your blog. You have posted many interesting recipes that I would love to replicate in my kitchen. Thanks for posting the comment and keep coming back 🙂

      Reply
  4. Usha Dawn says

    July 7, 2020 at 12:32 am

    Is it possible to assemble the biryani the day before and bake it in the oven when needed.

    Reply
  5. Raman says

    July 11, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Hi, I tried this recipe today and really came out well. My family enjoyed it so thought of sharing this feedback. I liked the part when you boil the rice with all the condiments. Gives a different flavour! Thanks!

    Reply

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