
Aloo Biryani Recipe | Potato Biryani Recipe
Aloo Biryani Recipe is aromatic and flavourful rice. This is an excellent rice dish that is infused with lots of fragrant spices. This biryani is prepared by sautéing potatoes with onion, tomato along with spices and then cooked with rice. Apart from potato, you can add your favourite veggies to it.
For the 22nd day of Blogging Marathon, I made this flavourful and tasty Aloo Biryani Recipe.
STEP BY STEP PICTURES OF MAKING ALOO BIRYANI RECIPE
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice- 2 cups
- Diced Potatoes – 2 medium
- Ginger garlic paste– 2tsp
- Sliced onions- 2
- Slit green chillies- 4
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Star anise – 1
- Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Biryani masala- 2tsp
- Red chilli powder -2tsp
- Ghee- 2tbsp
- Oil – 2tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves- a handful
- Mint leaves- a handful
Preparation:
Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile slice the onions, green chillies and keep aside.
Heat a pressure cooker with ghee, oil and add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
Next add the diced potatoes along with sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions, potatoes change its colour.
Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. Next add chopped tomatoes along with biryani powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sauté for a minute.
Add chopped mint, coriander leaves, yoghurt, mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
Drain the water from the rice and add to the pressure and mix everything gently so that you don’t break the grains.
Add 2 1/2 cups of water and mix well. Check the seasoning.
Close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 1 whistle.
Once the pressure is released from the cooker with the help of fork fluff the rice.
Transfer the Aloo Biryani into a serving bowl and enjoy with simple onion raita.
Note:
You can increase or decrease the green chillies according to your taste.
You can prepare this rice in a pot also instead of a pressure cooker.
FEW MORE DELICIOUS RECIPES:

- Basmati rice- 2 cups
- Diced Potatoes – 2 medium
- Ginger garlic paste- 2tsp
- Sliced onions- 2
- Slit green chillies- 4
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Star anise - 1
- Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Biryani masala- 2tsp
- Red chilli powder -2tsp
- Ghee- 2tbsp
- Oil – 2tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves- a handful
- Mint leaves- a handful
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Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15-20 minutes.
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Meanwhile slice the onions, green chillies and keep aside.
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Heat a pressure cooker with ghee, oil and add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
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Next add the diced potatoes along with sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions, potatoes change its colour.
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Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. Next add chopped tomatoes along with biryani powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sauté for a minute.
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Add chopped mint, coriander leaves, yoghurt, mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
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Drain the water from the rice and add to the pressure and mix everything gently so that you don’t break the grains.
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Add 2 1/2 cups of water and mix well. Check the seasoning.
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Close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 1 whistle.
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Once the pressure is released from the cooker with the help of fork fluff the rice.
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Transfer the Aloo Biryani into a serving bowl and enjoy with simple onion raita.
- You can increase or decrease the green chillies according to your taste.
- You can prepare this rice in a pot also instead of a pressure cooker.
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13 thoughts on “Aloo Biryani Recipe | Potato Biryani Recipe”
I too makes this sometimes and it makes a great meal with basic vegetables. Delicious biryani.
Thank you Suma.
I have never made a Aaloo Biryani , though it has been on my list since long . This Aaloo Biryani sounds very delicious and flavourful .
Thank you Vaishali.
Wow! that is such a colorful biryani. Is there a biryani masala which you recommend? I have tried a couple brands and not happy with those.
Thank you Harini. I always use Shan biryani powder .
Aloo makes the biryani complete..with some humble Onion raita it makes a best meal…
Aloo is my favourite and anything with it is a sure winner with me. The Biryani looks mouthwatering.
Aloo biryani looks too good, perfect dish for potato lovers. Yummy
My daughter loves potato in any form. This would surely be one of her fav dishes. The pulao looks wonderful Pavani.
This aloo biryani makes a wonderful wholesome meal, very nicely done Pavani.
My son would definitely love this aloo biryani. Biryani masalas are great life savers naa. I have bookmarked to try this.
Aloo goes very well in biryani . Nice recipe Pavani!