How To Make Briyani At Home

Briyani

Briyani

Briyani is a recipe which is most famous in both Mauritius and India. You will find vegetables briyani, chicken briyani, fish briyani, mutton briyani and more. 

In Mauritius, we have various dishes because we are a multiracial Island. These food are Mauritian Rougailles, Indian Curries, Muslim Briyanis, Chinese Sweet-and-Sour dishes, French Traditional dishes. The basic ingredients which we use in our kitchen are tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and chillies.

Mauritian Vegetables Briyani

Many people here are still using the traditional blends of home crushed spices such as curry powders and the spices for pickles. We normally use local vegetables and fruits which are available all around the year.

Today, I am going to share with you the popular Tasty Mauritian Vegetables Briyani. This is the basic briyani which can be converted in Chicken, Mutton or Fish briyani too. You just have to add these to this basic briyani. It is very delicious and you will surely love it too.

Tasty Mauritian Vegetables Briyani Recipe

INGREDIENTS

(serves 6 persons)

600g Basmati Rice

300g Potatoes

150g of shredded Carrots

1 cup of green Peas

1 cup Soya Chunks soaked for 15 minutes in hot water and strained

2 small cups of natural Yogurt

2 Onions

2 Tomatoes

2 green Chillies

5 crushed Garlic cloves

3 Cinnamon sticks

40g crushed Ginger

10 Cloves

10 Cardamoms

2 tsp crushed Anise seeds

A bunch of fresh Mint Leaves

A bunch of Coriander Leaves

1 tsp Saffron pistil

Oil

Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Grind one cinnamon stick, 5 cardamom seeds, tomatoes and 5 garlic cloves.
2. Finely chop onions and fry until golden brown.
3. Then, peel, quarter the potatoes, add salt and brown them for one minute.
4. Fry the carrots for some minutes.
5. Mix the carrots, green peas, green chillies, soya chunks and potatoes with some of the ground spices.
6. Soak the saffron pistil in boiling water.
7. Simmer the rice with 2 cinnamon sticks, 5 cardamom seeds, 5 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon of anise and some salt.
8. Half way through the cooking, remove the rice from the heat and drain.
9. In a large saucepan, add 1 tbs of oil.
10. Then, alternate a layer of rice with a layer of potatoes, green peas and carrot mixture, then a layer of saffron pistil along with mint and coriander leaves.
11. Finish with a layer of rice.
12. Pour in a glass of water and allow to simmer over a low heat for half an hour.
13. Serve hot with pickles or tomato chutney and even cucumber salad.
    
    

If you want, you can also use Shaan Briyani Mixed Spices which is available on Amazon. With these spices, you will get an Indian taste.



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