Lunch/Dinner - Rice - Vegetable Semiya Pulav

Vegetable Semiya Pulav

Ingredients Quantity Basmati rice 1 Cup Vermicelli /Semiya 2 Cups Onion,thin sliced 1 Ginger-garlic paste 3/4 tsp Green chillies,slited 2 Whole garam masala 1 tsp Salt as required Oil 2 Tbsp Nuts,Roasted 2 Tbsp Veggies Mint leaves,Finely chop few Coriander leaves,Finely chop few beans 1/4 cup carrot 1/4 cup peas 1/4 cup potato 1/4 cup

Serving 2 Preparation Time 10 mins Cooking Time 20 mins

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1. add a tbsp of ghee and once hot, add the semiya/vermicelli to it and roast it untill they turn golden brown. Do not burn it or over roast it.
2. Cut all the vegetables into medium sized pieces. Heat a tbsp of oil, add whole garam masala (the spices), when it splutters, add onion, green chillies and fry till onions turn translucent. Then add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes. Add mint leaves, coriander leaves, chilli powder, biryani masala and saute for a few seconds. Add vegetables and salt needed. Adjust the heat and stir fry untill they are half done. Keep stirring now and then to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
3. Add rice to the mixture. Fry the rice in the mixture till it combined well.
4. Add 5 cups of water and cook the rice as usual.
5. Once the rice is cooked, spread the semiya on the top of rice and spread the remaining coriander leaves. Don't mix with the rice. Let it rest on the rice for 5 mins in low flame.
6. Let it cook untill the water evaporates and the semiya/vermicelli gets cooked. Once done toss it with a fork. Remove it on to a serving plate and garnish it with roasted cashews and raisins.

1. Do not over cook the semiya, else they might get all mushy.
2. Try Raita combination for biriyani.
3. Try more Biriyani Recipes.
4. Watch out more Mixed Vegetable Recipes.