Kuska Biriyani

This kuska rice comes of great help when u dont have any veggies in stock or no time for chopping. This is a very simple and comforting dish.

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1cup (I used seraga samba rice, basmati rice can also be used but the timing to boil should be adjusted accordingly)
• Onion -1/2
• Tomato -1/2
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Cardomom - 1
• Brinji leaf - 1
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamom - 1 inch piece
• Coconut milk - 2 tbsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp

To grind to a smooth paste:

• Green chillies -1
• Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp
• Mint leaves - 3 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for 10mins.In a kadai add 1 tbsp ghee add brinji leaf, cloves, cinamom, cardomom, onions, tomato and saute well. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for 3mins


2. Add the grinded paste and fry for another 2mins.Add rice to the above in a pressure cooker. Add 1.5 cups of water and coconut milk to it.


3. Leave for 1whistle and sim it, Leave for 6-7 mins to cook. Add the remaining ghee on top.


4. Serve with onion raitha. I had it with gobi manchurian, you can find manchurian recipe here

I have been tagged by Bharathy, Thank you bharathy I completely enjoyed it

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