INGREDIENTS:
Basmathi rice-1cup
Onions-2big
Cauliflower-1medium sized
Green chillies-4no.
Fresh thick curd-¼cup
Oil-3tablespoon
Grated fresh coconut-2tablespoon
Coriander-Cumin Powder-½teaspoon
Salt to taste
ghee-2teaspoon
Cashewnuts-2tablespoon
Curry leaves- afew
Coriander leaves-1 small bunch
Lemon-1no.
Curry powder-1teaspoon
Mustard seeda-½teaspoon
Turmeric Powder-¼teaspoon
Asafoetida- a pinch
Wash and soak rice for 15mints.Cut onions into 1 inch long pieces.wash and cut cauliflower into small flowerettes,and soak them in hot water for 5mints along with salt.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel and add mustard.When it crackles,add cut green chillies,asafoetida,curry leaves and cashewnuts.Add cut onions and cauliflower.Fry till it becomes soft.
Drain water from rice and fry with the drained flowerettes for few mints.Add 2cups of boiling water with salt and turmeric pwd.When it starts boiling again add beaten curds,coriander-cumin pwd and curry powder.Cover the vessel with tight lid and reduce flame.cook for 15 to 20 mints.(OR) pressure cook for 1 whistle.Before removing from fire,add ghee.Garnish with fresh grated coconut and cut coriander leaves.Serve along with cut lemon pieces.
Interesting recipe.
yummy lovely biriyani
I never made cauli biriyani looks delicious!
just ninne na cauliflowe anta ayyipoyindi next time try chestanu. appam chala baga vachindi. nenu vestanu kani okosari sarigga radu. e sari mi recipe save chesukovali.
Briyani looks delicious n prefect..yummy dish!!
wow simply superb looks so tempting
Hi Pavani,
Happy new year. Caluliflower biriyani sounds great.
pavani corn meal is fine corn rava we use that for cakes and pan cakes will post a pic of corn meal check my blog after some time one more name for this corn meal is polenta widely used in italian cusine and also in mexican cusine
nice idea to use cauliflower in biryani! looks so mouth-watering.
first time i heard this...nice recipe
i have never made cauliflower biryani. sounds good
vivari