Rice Dishes Recipes - Royal Biryani Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 45ml/3 tbsp ghee

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 tomatoes, chopped

• 2 bay leaves

• 6 black peppercorns

• 5 cloves

• 5 cardamom pods

• 2.5cm/1 in cinnamon stick

• 225/8 oz mixed vegetables, diced

• salt

• 225g/1 cup long-grain rice, soaked

• 600ml/1 pt vegetable stock

• 50g/2 oz paneer, cubed and lightly fried

• 100g/1 cup nuts and fruit, chopped

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Method:

1. Heat the ghee and fry the onion until golden. Remove and reserve half the onion. Add the tomato to the pan, stir in the spices and cook for about 5 minutes until the ghee appears on the surface. Add the vegetables and salt, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.

2. Stir in the rice and stock, bring to the boil then simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add the paneer and nuts and mix well. Cover and simmer for a further 5 minutes until all the moisture has gone. Serve hot, sprinkled with fried onion.