Patriotic Feeling In Your Food- Layered Vegetable Tricolor Biryani

Feeling patriotic enough to color your food in the Indian colors? The check out the Layered Vegetable Tricolor Biryani recipe.

Layered Vegetable Tricolor Biryani

Prep in: 20 minutes

Cooks in: 70 minutes

Total in: 90 minutes

Makes: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

Main ingredients

• 2 cups Rice
• Salt, to taste
• 3 tablespoons Ghee

Ingredients for orange layer

• 1/2 cup Green beans (French Beans), chopped and steamed
• 1/2 cup Carrot (Gajjar), chopped and steamed
• 2 tablespoons Garlic, paste
• 2 tablespoons Ginger, paste
• 1 cup Onions, chopped
• 1 cup Tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Green Chillies, paste
• 2 cloves Cloves (Laung)
• 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
• 1 Bay leaves (tej patta)
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 1/2 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
• 1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina), chopped
• 2 tablespoons Cooking oil

Ingredients for white layer

• 1 cup Potato (Aloo), boiled and cubed
• 2 teaspoons Green Chillies, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Onions, caramelized
• 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil

Ingredients for green layer

• 1 cup Spinach Leaves (Palak), blanched and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina), finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Cumin (Jeera) powder, roasted
• 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• Salt, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil

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How to make

Method for Rice

• Cook the rice with 4 cups of water, salt and 3 tablespoons of ghee. Set aside to cool. Once cooled fluff up with a fork to release it from getting sticky and divide the rice into three equal portions.

Method of Orange Layer

• Heat oil in a large saucepan; add the ginger garlic and onions and sauté on low/medium heat until it releases a nice aroma and also has changed color to a light golden brown.
• Stir in the tomatoes and sauté until soft and tender.
• Stir in turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom, red chili powder, green chilies until well combined.
• Stir in the yogurt, chopped mint leaves and turn the heat to high, giving the mixture a quick boil and letting most amount of liquid from the masala to evaporate. You will have a thick masala mixture.
• Once the masala is thick with, add in the steamed vegetables and a portion of the divided rice. Stir until well combined. Keep aside the orange layer of the biryani separate.

Method for White Layer

• Heat oil in a pan; stir in the green chilies, potatoes, and salt. Sauté for a few minutes until the potatoes get lightly tossed and get a fresh green chili flavor.
• Stir this potato mixture, caramelized onions into the second portion of the rice until well combined. Keep the white layer of the biryani rice aside.

Method for Green Layer

• Heat oil in a pan; add the cinnamon stick and sauté for a few seconds until it releases it aroma. Stir in the spinach, mint leaves, cumin powder and salt to taste. Make sure most of the water from the spinach is evaporated
• Stir the spinach mixture into the 3rd portion of the rice and keep the third layer of the biryani rice separate.

Final Assembly of the Tricolor Biriyani

• You need a large Glass Bowl, so colors become visible. Whatever arrangement you wish to choose, the white layer will stay in the middle. Layer the bottom of the bowl with Orange Biryani, the middle with White Biryani and finally topped with Green Biryani Layer
• Place the serving platter over the bowl and turn this upside down.
• You will now see the beautiful layers of the Indian tricolor on the biryani platter.
• The flavors released are simply aromatic and the dish is absolutely delicious.
• Serve Layered Vegetable Tricolor Biryani along with Raita for a perfect weekend lunch or dinner this Independence Day.