Moong Sprout Biryani

April 20, 2017





Ingredients:


For rice:

  • 1 cup Basmati rice
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1/2" Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • Salt to taste
For paste: 

  • 1 medium Onion chopped
  • 1 Tomato chopped
  • 2 Green chillies
  • 1 tsp minced Ginger
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  •  A handful of Mint leaves
For Masala 

  • 1 cup Moong sprouts, cooked
  • 2 medium Onion sliced
  • 1/2 cup Yoghurt
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 inch pc Cinnamon
  • 3 Cloves
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 1/8 tsp Turmeric pdr
  • 1 tsp Chilli pdr
  • 1 tsp Coriander pdr
  • 1 Bay leaf 
  • 2 Green chillies slit
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp Oil 
  • 1 tsp Ghee

Method: 


  • Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. 
  •  Heat ghee in a pan add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf, set aside. 
  •  Boil  4 -5 cups of water , add in salt and fried whole spices along with the ghee. Drain the rice and add this to the boiled water. Cook it till 3/4th done, drain it and keep aside.
  • Combine all the ingredients under "for paste" and grind it to make a paste.
  • Heat oil in a pan, fry  bayleaf, cloves, cardamom and fennel seeds.  Add sliced onion and  slit green chillies, saute it well. Add the ground paste to this and saute for 3 minutes. 
  • Add yoghurt and mix well.  



  • Now add turmeric pdr, chilli pdr and coriander pdr, cooked sprouts and salt, cook it till the gravy blends well. Now add the cooked rice and toss it well. 




  • Turn off the flame, garnish with coriander leaves.
  • if you wish you can add fried nuts also. Serve it with raita.!




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