Baby Potato Biryani

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice soaked in water for 30 mins

10 baby potatoes parboiled

2 onions sliced

6 tsp ghee or oil

1 cardamom

2 cloves/lavang

1 piece of cinnamon/ dalchini

1 bay leaf / tej patta

1/2 tsp turmeric / haldi pdr

2 tsp biryani masala pdr

1 tsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

For the masala paste:

1/2cup coriander leaves

8-10 mint leaves

2 green chillies

1/2 onion roughly chopped

5 garlic cloves

1/2 inch ginger

Procedure

• Peel the boiled potatoes, add a little salt and 1 tsp red chilli pdr, mix well and roast the potatoes till its outer cover becomes light brown and keep aside

• In cooker, add oil put cardamom,lavang, cinnamon, bay leaf, fry for a second and add sliced onions

• Fry onion slices till translucent, followed by masala paste

• Fry the masala till the raw smell goes, add turmeric pdr, biryani masala pdr and fry for a minute

• Drain water from the soaked rice and add it to the fried onion slices, fry for 5 mins

• Add salt to taste,1.5 cups water, lemon juice and mix well

• Close the lid of the cooker and cook for 2 whistles

• Once the steam is released open the lid and gently mix the roasted potatoes

• Serve hot with raita.