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Bharwan Mirch ki Biryani

Bharwan Mirch ki Biryani is a delicious and unique Rajasthani Biryani made with stuffed bhavnagari green chillies and some mixed vegetables.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Rice
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

Rice

  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • Salt to taste

For bharwan mirch

  • 10 bhavnagari green chillies
  • 1 cup chickpea flour
  • 1 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp fennel seeds roughly pounded
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • Salt to taste
  • Few drops lemon juice

Other ingredients

  • 1 cup mixed vegetables boiled
  • Fried onions
  • Few strands saffron
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • Torn mint leaves
  • Nuts of choice

Instructions

Rice

  • Wash and soak the rice .
  • Add water and rest of the ingredients to the pot and give it a boil .
  • Add rice and cook the rice as per the Biryani cooking method .
  • Keep aside .

For Bharwan Mirch

  • Wash and wipe the green chillies .
  • Slit them and discard the seeds .
  • Keep the stem intact .
  • Heat a nonstick pan .
  • Add chickpea flour and roast it on very slow flame , till the raw odour of the flour is gone .
  • Transfer the flour to a tray .
  • Cool the flour and add red chilly powder , turmeric powder , roughly pounded fennel seeds, garam masala ,salt and finally some lemon juice .
  • Mix the mixture very well and taste to check the spices .
  • Fill this mixture as stuffing into the green chillies.
  • Heat the nonstick pan again .
  • Add 2 tbsp oil.
  • Place the stuffed green chillies and sauté for 2-3 minutes .
  • Cover the pan and simmer the gas .
  • Cook till the chillies are done , tossing them once or twice in between .
  • Keep aside 3-4 chillies aside for garnish .
  • Remove the stem and chop the stuffed chillies into bite sized pieces. ( roughly 11/2”) making sure the is intact .

Assembling the Biryani

  • Take a baking tray and grease it with ghee .
  • Mix the boiled rice and boiled vegetables .
  • Mix in some of the fried onion and torn mint leaves too .
  • Now spread half of this rice .
  • Spread a layer of chopped stuffed chillies .
  • Now spread rest of the rice over the chillies .
  • Mix the saffron strands with a tbsp of warm milk in a mini mortar and grind these saffron strands.
  • Remove and add the rest of the milk to get about 1/2 cup saffron milk .
  • Sprinkle the saffron milk all over .
  • Garnish the rice with fried onions , stuffed chillies , nuts and tomatoes .
  • Cover the dish with foil and bake the rice in a hot oven for 20 minutes .
  • Serve hot with Boondi Raita or any other Raita .

Notes

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