Carrot Green Peas Biryani Recipe | How to Cook Paneer Biryani In Cooker with Step by step pictures. Carrot and Green Peas when combined together in a biryani gives a lovely color and flavour ,that is when I decided to give this flavor a try. It is so simple and pairs great with a simple raita. Perfect for a lunch box. Now lets see how to prepare Carrot Green Peas Biryani. Similar Recipes: Semiya Biryanivegetable biryani
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What is Biryani
Biryani is flavored rice with whole spices, masala, and meat. It has its origin in the Indian Sub Continent. Traditionally we use only meat for biryani. These days for our convenience we started using veggies and others.
It is also traditionally cooked in a Dum method by layering the rice and meat. Now we have modified the same in one Pot just to make the process quick and easy.
Ingredients
Veggies - I am using carrot and fresh green peas for the biryani. You may use any veggies as you prefer. Cauliflower, beans, Potato too go well for this biryani.
Whole Spices - We usually temper the biryani with the whole spices, as we fry them in oil or Ghee the spices turn fragrant.
Onion, Tomato, ginger, and garlic paste - These are the basics we add thinly sliced onions and finely chopped tomato in the biryani. We can never cook biryani without ginger garlic paste.
Spice Powders - Just the basic spice powders like chili powder, Garam Masala Turmeric powder, and salt go into the biryani.
Mint, cilantro, and Green Chilli - Again Mint and Cilantro bring in lots of flavors to the biryani. You can also blend them to a paste and add them to the biryani.
Liquid- I am using water for the biryani, however, you may also use coconut milk for more flavor.
Curd or Yogurt, Lemon - Both Curd and Lemon balance the flavors in the biryani and they are mandatory addition.
Instant Pot Carrot Peas Biryani
1.Switch on the Instant Pot in saute mode. Once it Turns ON add in the oil/ghee. Once it’s hot add in the Fennel seeds, Bay Leaves, Cinnamon stick, Star Anise, and Cashew nuts.
2. Next, add in the sliced onions and green chilli and saute till glossy
3. and then add in the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves and then add in the Mint and Coriander Leaves and saute till they shrink. Next, add in the tomato cook till soft.
4. Then add in the chopped carrot and green peas.
5. Next add in the Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Salt, and Garam Masala and mix well. Meanwhile, soak in the Basmati Rice in water for 30 mins.
6. Next, add in the Basmati Rice and combine everything.
7. Now add in the measured water and mix well. Add in the lemon juice and curd, check for salt and then and close the Instant Pot
8. Turn the pressure valve to the sealing position. Press the cancel button and then select the pressure cook mode. Set 5 mins in high pressure.
9. After 5 mins do a quick release and then open the Instant Pot. Fluff the rice and then switch off the Instant Pot. Close the Instant Pot and leave it undisturbed for another 30 mins.
10. After 30 mins open the Instant Pot and the perfect fluffy Carrot Peas Biryani is ready.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
The best pair for biryani is Raita and boiled egg always. You can also serve it with biryani brinjal gotsu, papad and pickle too.
STORAGE OPTIONS:
I personally do not recommend storing and freezing biryani. Biryani tastes best only when they are served hot. However, you may store it in the fridge for up to 2 days.
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📖 Recipe
Carrot Green Peas Biryani
Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 Qz
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Oil / Ghee
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1 Bay Leaves
- i inch Cinnamon stick
- 2 Star Anise
- 8 Cashewnuts
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 3 Green chilli
- 2 Onion
- 1.5 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
- ¼ cup Mint
- ¼ cup Cilantro
- 2 Tomato
- ½ cup Carrot chopped into cubes
- ½ cup Green Peas
- 1 tsp Chilli powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- Salt as needed
- 3 cup Water
- ¼ cup Yogurt or Curd
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Switch on the Instant Pot in saute mode. Once it Turns ON add in the oil/ghee. Once it’s hot add in the Fennel seeds, Bay Leaves, Cinnamon stick, Star Anise, and Cashew nuts.
- Next, add in the sliced onions and saute till glossy
- and then add in the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves and then add in the Mint and Coriander Leaves and saute till they shrink. Next, add in the tomato cook till soft.
- Then add in the chopped carrot and green peas.
- Next add in the Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Salt, and Garam Masala and mix well. Meanwhile, soak in the Basmati Rice in water for 30 mins.
- Next, add in the Basmati Rice and combine everything. Now add in the measured water and mix well. Add in the lemon juice and curd, check for salt and then and close the Instant Pot
- Turn the pressure valve to the sealing position. Press the cancel button and then select the pressure cook mode. Set 5 mins in high pressure.
- After 5 mins do a quick release and then open the Instant Pot. Fluff the rice and then switch off the Instant Pot. Close the Instant Pot and leave it undisturbed for another 30 mins.
- After 30 mins open the Instant Pot and the perfect fluffy Carrot Peas Biryani is ready.
Notes
· You can also cook the same in Electric Rice Cooker.
vaishali sabnani
I like the 3 minute cooking ! Seriously it was for the first time I used a pressure cooker to make rice . The rice looks lovely and so quick ! I need to pull out my pressure cookers now :))
Kalyani
love the combo of veggies there, and makes for a falvourful, quick dish for weekday mornigns too !
sushma
Yummy, such a simple and quick dish. Biryani looks great.
Suma Gandlur
I need to try your 3 minute biryani cooking next time I make one. The carrot - pea biryani along with some raita or yogurt makes a wholesome and yummy meal.
Srividhya
Some times I too cook this way especially when I have soaked the rice for longer time. Put the weight on after the steam comes. I just wait for a minute and turn of the heat.
This biryani sounds delicious and colorful too.
Srivalli
This is a fantastic biryani Sharmila, the rice looks so well cooked and must have tasted yummy!
Gayathri Kumar
With carrots and peas, the biryani looks very colorful. Wonderful presentation.
Harini R
Very flavorful and colorful biryani and sounds very easy too.
cookwithrenu
Healthy one pot meal with rice and veggies in one. The rice is so perfectly done.
Swati
Wholesome some one pot meal.. ideal for lunchbox or days when one wants soemthinh healthy and yumm too!!
Carol B
I kept looking at the picture and then the ingredient s list. I thought I saw cashews but there are none listed. When I read the instructions, there they were!
sharmila kingsly
Update the same in ingredients list now ..