Aloo Dum Biryani

Ingredients:

Baby Potatoes – 8 to 10

Bay leaves – 2 and other spices

Mustard seeds

Onion – chopped

Cherry Tomatoes – 5 to 6 (cut into halves)

Ginger – Garlic paste

Fresh Green Peas – 2 hands full

Fresh Mint leaves – handful

Turmeric powder, Chili powder, Coriander powder, Biryani Masala and Salt

Dalda / Ghee / Oil

Basmati Rice (soak for ½ hr before cooking)

Lemon juice

Coriander leaves

Steps:

• ·         First of all I steamed the washed baby potatoes with little water in microwave at Mid-High for 5 mins
• ·         After steaming I tried to peel off the potato skin but I couldn’t completely do it so just did how much ever I could and left the rest of them with the skin which actually gave the sweet taste after its cooked. So keep the skin on.
• ·         Heat the cooker, add 3 tbsp dalda, bay leaves and spices, mustard seeds and when it splitters add chopped onions
• ·         When its slightly brown in colour add ginger-garlic paste and green peas – sauté
• ·         When the raw ginger garlic smell subsides, add the tomatoes – sauté for few minutes, add all the masalas and salt – mix well
• ·         Now add the steamed potatoes, mint leaves and fry for few mins by stirring continuously inbetween
• ·         Add the soaked Basmati rice – fry till the masalas blend well with the rice
• ·         Now add required quantity of water and cover the lid of the cooker – wait for 2 whistles
• ·         Once the cooker’s pressure is down add chopped coriander leaves and dash of lemon juice – mix well and serve hot with Raita and Papad.

This is my favorite combination for Sunday Brunch…