Suvai's aunts biriyani

Suvai's aunts biryani recipe.
I should say "Suvaio Suvai"


Ingridents:
Beans cut into half about handful
Carrots cut into length handful
Potato 2 cut into length
patani - oru kai alavu
vengayam - big 2 small 4 or 6 chopped
green chilies - 4 slit
kothamalli 1 kai alavu chopped fine
mint 1 kai alavu chopped fine
thayir about 2 to 3 Tblspoon
tomatoes - 4 nalla pazhama irukanum - cut panni vaikavum
Ghee & Oil together - about 3 to 4 Tblspoon.
Basumathi Rice - 4 measuring cups.(washed & drained)
Red chillie powder 1 to 2 teaspoon...according to yr taste..i use less karam only about 1 & 1/2 tsp....also if green chillies are karam then i lessen this one.
garlic & ginger paste - about 1 1/2 to 2 Tblspoon.
Turmeric - 1 tsp.
(badam 8 soaked & peeled - & lemon juice about 1 to 1/12)
badam araithu athil lemon juice squeeze panni vachikonga - this to be added when rice is cooked 3/4th)

IN a pressure cooker....add the Ghee & oil in this add pattai - 4 one inch pieces, cloves - 4, elakai - 2, Birinji ilai 2 - to this now add chopped onions, nalla fry pannunga then add yr green chillies ( slit ) konjam fry pannunga then add yr tomatoes & fry that also well till the water evaporates...now add the vegies & fry them well...add the turmeric powder & red chilli powder...fry again..now add the garlic ginger paste & fry well ...ipo add the kothamalli & mint leaves chopped....fry again well...now add the thayir & keep frying well...till water sort of evaporates....now add the washed rice & fry this really well till the rice looks coated well...good 7 minutes fry pannunga.... rice udaiyaraamaathri fry pannatheenga...konjam gentle ah..Wink
Now add your your one cup less water...for 4 cups it should be 7 & half cup of water only. as thayir & tomato & vegies have waterin them.....now mix this well....& add more salt if needed..taste panni paarunga....now keep yr flame on high...& make sure water evaporates & then cover it & cook on very very very low fire.....u can put coal on top or just cover & cook on low flame...for about good 10 to 15 mins till rice is 3/4th cooked.

now add the badam lemon mixture.....to the rice & give it a gentle mix ) cover & cook again till rice is fully cooked.

ithai neenga vengaya pachadi yoda serve pannunga...u will surely get commended for this very tastyyyy biriyani...

Note: the frying at each step makes all the diff...


Thayir pachadi:

Thayir, kothamalli chopped, chillies chopped very fine mix it & add red vengayaam sliced & washed well & squeeze out the water & add this to the thayir....ruchiye thani thaanga try it!!