Tomato Biryani

This tomato biryani is a very simple,flavorful,easy to make tastes really good as well as perfect one pot filling meal.you don't need to make any side dish for that,just enjoy with any raita or plain curd.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice- 1 cup
• Tomato-4 to 5 medium size( roughly chopped)
• Onion -1 medium size( sliced )
• Ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp
• Bay leaf-2
• Cinnamon stick-2 inch piece
• Green cardamom -3
• Clove -4
• Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder-1 tsp
• Garam masala -1/4 tsp
• Red chili powder-1/2 tsp
• Oil -1tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
Wash rice and drain the water and keep aside.
Chopped tomato and make them puree.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker add bay leaf,cinnamon stick,clove,cardamom and
Saute for few seconds,add sliced onion and fry till it get transparent add ginger
Garlic paste fry till raw smell goes away.
Add tomato puree fry till oil separates. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder
Coriander powder ,garam masala, salt mix well.
Now add washed rice and mix everything gently.
Add 1 and 1/2 cup of water,allow to boil then  and give nice stir.
Close the lid of the cooker and cook for one whistle. turn off the heat and
let the pressure go on its own. garnish with coriander leaves .
Serve with curd or raita.
Enjoy!!!

Note:
you can use any regular rice too.

Egg Biryani

I always love to prepare biryani,because this is one of my  family’s favorite, it is very flavorful, cooked with egg and other spices. i make this very often i want to share this recipe with all of you.it is little time consuming to cook but it is worth it.you will surely like it

Ingredients:
For Rice:

• Basmati Rice-2 cups
• Bay Leaf-1
• Cinnamon Stick-1/2inch
• Cardamom-2
• Ghee-1tsp
• Salt-to taste

For Biryani:

• Eggs-hard boiled,peeled,& halved
• Cinnamon-1 inch stick
• Clove-4
• Green Cardamom-3
• Bay Leaves-1
• Ginger Garlic Paste-2tbsp
• Onion-1big sliced
• Tomatoes-2 big (chopped)
• Red chilli powder-1tsp
• Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp
• Biryani masala-2tsp
• Garam masala1/2tsp
• Oil-2tbsp
• salt- to taste

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes, and drain.

Heat 4 to 5 cups of water in big vessel when water start boiling add ½ inch cinnamon

Stick, 1tsp ghee, bay leaf and cardamom  some salt then add soaked rice. cook until rice get half cooked.

Drain the water, spread the rice in big plate.

Heat oil in pan add all whole masala sauté till nice aroma comes.

Add onions fry till they changes color add ginger garlic paste sauté till raw smell goes away.

Add tomatoes and fry till they get mushy. Add turmeric powder, red Chilli powder, garam masala

 And salt,Mix everything well now add boiled and halved egg, mix properly. Keep aside.

Now heat heavy bottomed pan with lid add half of the cooked rice,add egg mixture spread properly

Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Repeat the same processes until everything get finished. Sprinkle some food color and Cover the pan with aluminum foil or damp cloth and lid.

Now place this pot on hot tava cook for 15 to 20 minutes on low flame.

Enjoy this flavorful egg biryani with raita.