Lajjatdar Handi Biryani Video by Tarla Dalal Video by Tarla Dalal
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Preparation Time
25 Mins
Cooking Time
27 Mins
Total Time
52 Mins
Makes
4.00 servings
Ingredients
For The Rice
1 1/4 cups long grain rice (basmati chawal) , soaked for 10 minutes and drained
1 tbsp oil
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1 small stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
1 1/2 cups milk
salt to taste
For The Chana Masala Mixture
1 1/4 cups soaked and boiled kala chana (brown chick peas)
1/4 cup ghee
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/4 cup chopped tomato
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 cup parboiled potato cubes
4 tbsp whisked curds (dahi)
salt to taste
To Be Mixed Together Into A Curds Mixture
1/4 cup curd (dahi)
1 tsp garam masala
a pinch of cardamom (elaichi) powder
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp chopped mint leaves (phudina)
1 tsp ginger (adrak) juliennes , optional
3 thinly sliced green chillies
1/4 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp fried onions
1/4 cup chapati dough for the dum
For Serving
Method
For the chana masala mixture
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the tomatoes and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the green chillies, chilli powder and turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 30 seconds, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the potatoes, kala chana, curds and salt, mix well, lower the flame and cook on a slow flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
For the rice
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the green cardamoms, big cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bayleaf, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the rice, milk and salt, mix well, cover with a lid cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes, or till the rice is cooked and all the liquid has evaporated, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- Combine the saffron and milk in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
- Take a deep handi, pour the chana masala mixture and spread it evenly using a spoon.
- Sprinkle the coriander, mint leaves, ginger and green chillies evenly over it.
- Spread the prepared curd mixture evenly over it.
- Spread the rice over it and spread it evenly using a back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle the saffron-milk mixture and deep-fried onions evenly over the rice.
- Cover with a lid and seal the handi edges with the chapati dough and flattern it lightly.
- Keep the handi to cook on a slow flame for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Switch off the flame, allow it to cool for 5 minutes and remove the chapati dough from the edges.
- Serve hot with raita.
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