Vegetable Dum Biryani in Oven

Vegetable Dum biryani is a famous spicy rice recipe from India. I am always comfortable in preparing vegetable biryani in pressure cooker or vegetable biryani in electric rice cooker. It makes the process easy and consumes less time. During week-ends, I prepare vegetable dum biryani. Although it involves lot of ingredients and lot of process, the taste is awesome. The taste of biryani prepared by all the three methods is unique in its own way. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Vegetable Dum Biryani.


Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hour
Ready in: 1 hour 30 mins
Yields: 4 Servings.

Ingredients: 
Table 1:

Basmati Rice	1 Cup
Bay Leaf	1
Cloves	2
Anistar	1
Cinnamon stick	1 inch
Cardamom	1
Salt	As needed

Table 2: To Grind

Ginger chopped	1 tbsp
Garlic chopped	1 tbsp
Fennel seeds	1 tsp
Green chillies chopped	1
Anistar	Half piece
Cinnamon stick	1 inch
Cardamom	1
Cloves	2

Table 3:

Oil	2 tbsp
Mixed Vegetables	2 Cups
Tomato chopped	1
Yogurt	2 tbsp
Lemon Juice	1 tsp
Sugar	1 tsp
Green chillies	1
Kastoori Methi	1/2 tsp
Mint Leaves	10
Coriander leaves	2 stalks
Salt	As needed
Turmeric powder	1/4 tsp
Coriander powder	2 tsp
Chilli powder	2 tsp

Table 4: To Garnish

Oil	For Deep Frying
Onions chopped lengthwise	1 Cup
Corn flour	1 tbsp
Milk	2 tsp
Food colour	Pinch
Rose water	1 tsp
Ghee	For Garnishing
Roasted cashews	For Garnishing
Coriander Leaves	For Garnishing

Instructions:

• Soak Basmati rice for 1 hour or as per instructions given in rice bag. Pressure cook basmati rice along with other ingredients in table 1 (Bay leaf, Bay leaf, Cloves, Anistar, Cinnamon, Cardamom and Salt) and enough water(2 cups or as per instruction in rice bag) for 1 whistle.

• Grind all the ingredients in table 2 into smooth paste by adding enough water in blender.

• Take vegetables in a big bowl. Mix  the remaining ingredients in table 3 except oil. Also add grind-ed mixture from table 2.

• Heat oil in a pan. Fry the mixed vegetable mixture in medium flame till the vegetables are half cooked.

• Mix corn flour and onions. Heat Oil for deep frying. Deep fry onions till it turn brown colour. Remove the excess oil by placing fried onions in paper towel.

• Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Line the baking pan with aluminium foil. Arrange mixed vegetables mixture. Top it with half cooked rice.

• Mix milk, food colour and rose water. Sprinkle milk on top of cooked rice. 

• Lastly garnish with Ghee, fried onions, roasted cashews and coriander leaves. Seal the baking pan with aluminium foil. Bake it in oven for 30-35 mins till the vegetables are fully cooked. 

Vegetable Dum Biryani in Oven

Tips:

• Adjust green chillies and chilli powder to your taste.
• Instead of pressure cooking, cook rice in a big vessel with lots of water. When the rice is half-cooked, strain the water. 
• Fried onions are easily available in market. Corn flour is added to get crispy onions. Adding corn flour is optional
• Salt is added in 2 places (to basmati rice and to vegetables). So carefully adjust the salt.
• Add vegetables of your choice( I have used Carrots, Beans, Green Peas, Cauliflower and Potato). Cut big slices of vegetables.