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Easy Vegan Biryani – Indian Rice Dish

Easy Vegan Biryani – Indian Rice Dish

Name: Easy Vegan Biryani – Indian Rice Dish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Basmati rice 2 cups; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Onion 1 large; Red bell pepper 1; Carrots 1 cup; Garlic 4 cloves; Ginger 2 tsp; Cumin 1 tbsp; Coriander 1 tbsp; Chili powder 1 tsp; Cinnamon 1 tsp; Ground cardamom ½ tsp; Turmeric ½ tsp; Bay leaf 2; Star Anise 1; Vegetable stock 4 cups; Salt ¾ tsp; Chickpeas 1 can; Craisins ½ cup; Cashews ¼ cup; Parsley

fragrant rice dish

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Serves 6
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Ingredients

	2 cups Basmati rice white
	2 tbsp Olive oil or sub ghee or coconut oil
	1 large Onion thinly sliced
	1 Red bell pepper thinly sliced
	1 cup Carrots diced carrot (or use match sticks)
	4 cloves Garlic rough chopped
	2 tsp Ginger fresh ginger, grated or use ginger paste
	1 tbsp Cumin or whole seeds
	1 tbsp Coriander or whole seeds, cracked open
	1 tsp Chili powder
	1 tsp Cinnamon or one cinnamon stick
	½ tsp Ground cardamom or 3 crushed cardamom pods
	½ tsp Turmeric ground
	2 Bay leaf
	1 Star Anise 1 pod (optional)
	4 cups Vegetable stock or chicken stock
	¾ tsp Salt more to taste
	1 can Chickpeas drained, rinsed
	½ cup Craisins
	For garnish:
	¼ cup Cashews
	Parsley chopped or cilantro

Nutritional information

385

Calories

6.8g

Fat

73.6g

Carbohydrate

5.5g

Fiber

8.6g

Protein

0mg

Cholesterol

Cuisine:

Indian Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice
white
2 tbsp Olive oil
or sub ghee or coconut oil
1 large Onion
thinly sliced
1 Red bell pepper
thinly sliced
1 cup Carrots
diced carrot (or use match sticks)
4 cloves Garlic
rough chopped
2 tsp Ginger
fresh ginger, grated or use ginger paste
1 tbsp Cumin
or whole seeds
1 tbsp Coriander
or whole seeds, cracked open
1 tsp Chili powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
or one cinnamon stick
½ tsp Ground cardamom
or 3 crushed cardamom pods
½ tsp Turmeric
ground
2 Bay leaf
1 Star Anise
1 pod (optional)
4 cups Vegetable stock
or chicken stock
¾ tsp Salt
more to taste
1 can Chickpeas
drained, rinsed
½ cup Craisins
For garnish:
¼ cup Cashews
Parsley
chopped or cilantro

Easy Vegan Biryani – Indian Rice Dish

This Easy Vegan Biryani is one of my favorite fragrant rice dishes. It is jam-packed with delicious Indian flavors like cardamom, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. This recipe makes a lot of rice, so it is great to feed a crowd. Even if you’re not feeding a crowd, this rice will keep and it tastes even better the next day!

To make this biryani, start by sautéing onions with garlic and veggies. Once tender, remove one cup of the vegetables from the pan. Add spices and bay leaf and add rice, stock and salt. Top the rice with chickpeas, raisins and the cup of veggies you set aside. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cover the pot with a thin dish towel. Place a lid over the towel, and bring the four corners of the towel up and over the lid. This creates a tight seal on the pan and will keep the steam in the pan while allowing the rice to cook more quickly and evenly.

To make my Easy Vegan Biryani, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Easy Vegan Biryani – Indian Rice Dish

1	Soak rice	2
Soak 2 cups of rice in a bowl of hot water while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2	Sauté onions	5
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet, or shallow Dutch oven, over medium-high heat. Add a large thinly sliced onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often.
3	Sauté garlic, ginger and veggies	5
Reduce heat to medium and add 1 thinly sliced red bell pepper, 1 cup of diced carrot, 4 roughly chopped garlic cloves, and 2 teaspoons of grated fresh ginger. Remove one cup of this mixture and set aside.
4	Add spices	1
Add 1 tablespoon each of cumin and coriander, 1 teaspoon each of chili powder and cinnamon, and ½ a teaspoon each of cardamom and ground turmeric to the onions along with 2 bay leaves and stir for one minute to toast the spices.
5	Add rice	1
Drain the rice and add it to the skillet along with the stock and salt.
6	Add chickpeas and raisins	2
Top with 1 can of chickpeas, ½ a cup of raisins and the cup of cooked veggies you set aside.
7	Cook rice	30
Bring the mixture to a simmer over high heat, and turn the heat down to low. Cover the pot with a thin kitchen towel and place the lid over the towel, while bringing the four corners up and over the lid. Simmer for 20-30 minutes until the rice has absorbed all the liquid.
8	Serve
Serve with your favorite chutney.

This Easy Vegan Biryani is a simple fragrant rice dish that will go down a treat with the whole family. Don’t forget to tag #CookMeRecipes if you decide to try this Indian biryani!

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!