Quinoa Vegetable Dum Biryani Tamil Nadu Style Recipes

QUINOA & VEGETABLE DUM BIRYANI | TAMIL NADU STYLE

Steps:

• Chop all the veggies and tomatoes and set them aside.
• Slit the green chillies into two.
• Thinly slice the onions and set aside about 1/4 cup for adding later.
• Soak the saffron strands in 1/4 cup of water.
• Soak the quinoa in water for half an hour and wash it twice or thrice to make the dust and other husks washed away.
• Boil 3 cups of water with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of oil.
• Once the water starts to boil, add the washed quinoa and let it cook.
• Once it starts to form bubbles, cover and cook till the quinoa is done.
• Once the quinoa is cooked, turn the heat off even if there is water. (Over cooking might turn it too mushy)
• Drain the water and spread the cooked quinoa in a plate and let it cool.
• Heat the kadai and add ghee.
• Meanwhile crush the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and stone flower coarsely.
• Once the ghee is hot, add the bay leaf, star anise, crushed cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and slit green chillies.
• Fry for a minute and then add the ginger garlic paste.
• Fry for another minute till the raw smell goes and then add the 3/4 of sliced onions.
• Cook till the onions are translucent.
• Then add tomatoes, 1.5 tsps of salt and red chilly powder.
• Mix well and let it cook till the tomatoes become soft and mushy.
• Now add the veggies and cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• As we cover and cook, we don't need to add water. After 4 to 5 minutes add the yogurt and the rose essence and mix well.
• Cook till the veggies are 75% done. (Again will be slow cooking them)
• This mixture doesn't needs to be very dry. We need it in a semi solid state.
• Setting up the layer and Preparing the Dum. (Stove top)
• In heavy bottom wide pan or vessel just apply some oil.
• First spread a layer of quinoa and then veggie mixture.
• Repeat this for the remaining quinoa and veggie mixture.
• Now drizzle the saffron water all over and cover it completely (Ensure no steam goes away) cook in low flame for 12 minutes.
• Turn off the heat after 12 minutes and remove the lid and let it rest for 5 minutes.
• Slow mix the layers and that's it.
• This dum cooking can be done in oven and slow cooker.
• Serve hot with raita.

VEGETABLE QUINOA BIRYANI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat avocado oil in a pan. To this, add whole spices like bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, dry chili peppers, cloves and whole cumin seeds.
• Once the spices start to sizzle, add the chopped veggies and garlic and ginger.
• Add the remainder of the spices and water and mix well.
• Cook for about 5 minutes, until veggies have softened and the flavors have incorporated.
• In a separate pan, alternate with a bed of quinoa layered with the cooked veggies.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.
• Enjoy!