Veg brinji rice / Brinji rice recipe / brinji sadham / Veg brinji / vegetable brinji rice recipe

For Soaking Rice
• ▢1 cups basmati rice

For Ground Masala Paste
• ▢1 inch cinnamon
• ▢3 cloves
• ▢2 green cardamoms
• ▢ 4 green chilies
• ▢ medium size ginger
• ▢ 10 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoon grated coconut
• ▢ fist full coriander leaves
• ▢ fist full mint leaves
• ▢ 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• ▢ water as required

Other Ingredients For Brinji Rice
• ▢2 tbsp oil
• ▢2 tbsp ghee
• ▢ 5 large bay leaf
• ▢1 inch cinnamon
• ▢3 cloves
• ▢ 2 green cardamom
• ▢ 1 star anise
• ▢ 1onion ( thinly sliced )
• ▢ 1 medium tomato, chopped
• ▢ 1 cup chopped cauliflower florets
• ▢ 1 carrot ( medium size)
• ▢ 1 cup chopped potato
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped french beans
• ▢2 cups Coconut Milk
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢salt as required

Method

For Soaking Rice
• Rinse 1 cup basmati rice very well in water till the water runs clear of starch. Then soak rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, drain all the water and keep aside.
• In a small grinder jar take chopped coriander leaves, chopped mint leaves, green chilies, ginger, garlic and grated coconut.
• Add 1 inch cinnamon, 2 cloves, 2 green cardamoms and fennel seeds.
• Add 4 to 5 tablespoons water and grind to a smooth masala paste. Keep aside.
Making Brinji Rice
• Heat 2 tbsp ghee and 2 tbsp oil in a biryani pot. Add 5 medium to small bay leaf (birinji elai).
• Immediately add 1 inch cinnamon, 2 cloves, 2 green cardamom and 1 star anise.
• Fry spices for a few seconds till they become aromatic.
• Then add sliced onions. Stir and mix.
• Stirring often, sauté onions till they turn translucent or light brown.
• Then add chopped tomatoes. mix well and begin to sauté tomatoes on medium-low flame till they soften.
• Now add the ground masala paste. mix very well and begin to sauté masala on a low flame till you see oil releasing from the sides of the masala paste.
• Then add the veggies. mix very well and sauté for a minute.
• Then add the rice. gently mix rice grains with the veggies.
• Now add 2 cups coconut milk.
• Add 1 cup of water.
• Season with salt as required. stir and mix well. Check the taste of water and it should be slightly salty. If not, then add some more salt.
• Cover and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes.
• Once done. Gently fluff the rice and mix so that the top coconut milk layer gets mixed evenly with the bottom rice layer. Mix gently and do not over do.
• Serve brinji rice with any raita or salana.
Note
• If you cook in pressure cooker. pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles on medium flame

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