Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 2 cups rice ((preferably basmati))
- 3½ cups water (or stock (chicken or veg stock, 2½ cups for Instant pot))
- 2 to 2 ½ tablespoons Oil
- ½ cup onion (thinly sliced (or about 1 lmedium))
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- ½ cup tomato (chopped ( or about 1 large, deseeded))
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon Salt ((adjust to taste))
- Handful mint leaves ((pudina or coriander leaves))
- ¼ cup curd ( (fresh yogurt, do not use sour one))
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric ((haldi))
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
- 1 to 1½ teaspoon biryani masala powder ((or garam masala))
- 1 bay leaf ((Indian tej patta))
- 4 to 6 cloves ((laung))
- 4 to 6 green cardamoms ((elaichi))
- 1 star anise ((biryani flower, chakri phool))
- ½ teasponn shahi jeera ((or cumin seeds/ jeera))
- 1 strand mace ((javitri))
- 1 cinnamon ((dalchini) two inch piece)
