Description
Special Biryani Masala:
Spices are essential ingredients adding taste and flavoring to food preparations.
Our Mahajan Store’s Biryani Masala is an authentic pre-roasted blend of hand-picked whole spices powdered finely.
High-quality ingredients and contains antioxidants.
Read more for a better understanding of spices.
What Does Biryani Masala Contain?
Our special Masala consists of cinnamon, mace, peppercorns, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and cardamom pods that are toasted in a pan to release their aromatic flavors, then ground to a powder.
Recipe for Dum Biryani using Mahajan Store’s Biryani Masala:
Ingredients
Ingredients for Vegetable Biryani Recipe
- Basmati Rice soaked 1/4 cup, Carrots cut into ? inch cubes 4 medium
- Cauliflower 10-12 florets, Green peas shelled 1 cup
- Saffron (kesar) few threads, Warm milk 1/4 cup
- Oil for deep frying, Onion sliced 4 large
- 1tbsp Mahajan Store’s Biryani Masala
- Green cardamom 2, Black cardamom 1
- Clove 4, Cinnamon 1/2 inch pieces
- Bay leaf 1, Skimmed milk yoghurt 1 1/2 cups
- Ginger-garlic paste 1-1/2 tablespoons, Green chilli chopped 4-5
- Salt to taste, Fresh coriander leaves chopped 2 tablespoons
- Fresh mint (pudina) chopped 2 tablespoons, Kewra essence 1-2 drops
- Ginger cut into thin strips 2-inch pieces
Method of Making Biryani:
Step 1
- Soak the saffron in the warm milk.
- Drain and boil rice in four cups of boiling salted water with green cardamoms, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf, until three-fourths done.
- Drain excess water.
- Heat oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the onions till golden. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 2
- Blanch all the vegetables separately.
- Drain and refresh in cold water.
- In a bowl, mix the vegetables with the yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, 3/4 spoon of Mahajan Store’s Biryani Masala, salt as per taste and half the browned onions.
Step 3
- Transfer the mixture to a pressure cooker. Spread the rice over the vegetables.
- Sprinkle the saffron-flavoured milk, coriander leaves, mint leaves, kewra essence, ginger strips, remaining Biryani masala powder and remaining browned onions over the rice.
Step 4
- Seal the cooker with the lid and cook over medium heat, without the weight, till the rice and vegetables are done.
- This may take around fifteen to twenty minutes.
- Serve hot with a raita of your choice.
Health Benefits of Biryani Masala:
- Cumin seeds a great source of vitamin A and rich in minerals and magnesium.
- Red chilly contains Vitamin A and C, which is great for immunity.
- Coriander is also a great source of Vitamin C.
- Black pepper helps to improve the digestion process.
- Cumin has been proved to eliminate high blood sugar levels symptoms.
How to Store?
- To keep the flavour and aroma of our special masala intact, keep it tightly packed after use.
- It will stay flavorful for years if stored well.
Also, do have a look at our other?Spices?option.
