Easy Vegan Biryani Cooked In a Microwave 

How to Make an Easy Vegan Biryani Cooked In a Microwave Oven 

What goes with Biryani?

The biryani is a meal in itself. Served usually with raita, or gravy by the side, like a salad that tastes great with the meal. Pickled onions and cut cucumbers as well are served along with the biryani meal. Most often, in many households, biryani is a special weekend meal made on Sunday afternoons for lunch.

Biryani is a mixed rice dish originating among the royal khansamas of the durbar of Old Delhi, under the Mughal Empire, during the late 16th century of the then Mughal Court

This vegan biryani goes best with a cucumber salad made with marinated onions.

Easy Vegan Biryani Cooked In a Microwave 

• Author: Talat Islam
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Additional Time: 0 hours
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x
• Category: Vegan Recipes
• Cuisine: Indian
• Diet: VeganDiet

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Description

Easy Vegan Biryani Cooked In a Microwave Oven –  How to Make a Vegan Biryani

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Ingredients

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Vegetables

• 1 potato – cut into 1/2” pieces
• 1/2 of a small cauliflower – cut into florets
• 2 carrots – cut into 1/2” pieces
• 1 cup green peas
• 1 tomato cut into 8 pieces
• 2–3 green chilies – cut into thin strips
• 1 tbsp mint leaves
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Spice Bag

• 10 whole peppercorns
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 3–4 green cardamoms
• 3–4 black cardamoms
• 4 cloves
• 2 sticks cinnamon

Biryani

• 1 cup long-grained fragrant rice- washed and soaked
• 5 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste

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Instructions

In a broad microwave-proof dish, pour oil, ginger, garlic, cauliflower, potato, carrots, and peas.

Microwave for 4 mins.

Drain the soaked rice.

Add rice, 2 cups of water, turmeric powder, red chili powder, and salt.

Add the spice bag. Microwave covered for 6 mins.

Add tomatoes, mint, coriander, green chilies and lemon juice.

Stir gently with a fork. Cover and microwave for 8-10 mins.

Wait for 5 mins  Fluff with a fork and serve.

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Notes

What goes with Biryani?

The biryani is a meal in itself. Served usually with raita, or gravy by the side, like a salad that tastes great with the meal. Pickled onions and cut cucumbers as well are served along with the biryani meal. Most often, in many households, biryani is a special weekend meal made on Sunday afternoons for lunch.

Thank you to my dear friend, Talat Islam from Racingtigers for pitching in and sharing a guest post here on EsmeSalon.

This aromatic Vegan Biryani is easy on the gut, is child friendly, and presents a wonderful play of colors and flavors. You'll be surprised how little oil is actually used to prepare an otherwise grand biryani that might require triple the quantity of the oil.

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Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 371
• Sugar: 8
• Sodium: 949
• Fat: 20
• Saturated Fat: 2
• Unsaturated Fat: 17
• Trans Fat: 0
• Carbohydrates: 46
• Fiber: 10
• Protein: 8
• Cholesterol: 0

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Thank you to my dear friend, Talat Islam from Racingtigers for pitching in and sharing a guest post here on EsmeSalon.

Other Biryani recipes you may enjoy

• Biryani (Vegetarian or Chicken/Meat) 
• Snoek Fish Biryani

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