The Ultimate Layered Vegetable Biryani Recipe | Indian Biryani

Ingredients

• 25ml sunflower oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 20g ginger, finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, sliced
• 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds (see method below)
• 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• ¼ tsp ground turmeric
• 2 tbsp yoghurt
• 4 medium carrots, chopped into 2 cm pieces
• 1 medium cauliflower, separated into florets
• 100g frozen peas
• 20 button mushrooms
• 400g basmati rice
• 3 green cardamom pods
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 4 cloves
• A few sprigs of fresh mint
• 2 tsp sunflower oil
• Crispy onions (see method below)
• 25g chilled butter