Cabbage Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Soya Chunks , Cabbage and Seeraga Samba Rice.

Cabbage Biryani
A unusual combo in biryani, but really works. I had a head of cabbage lying in my fridge, and i wanted to use that up in a recipe. So decided to try a biryani with it, i also added some cooked soya chunks to it and final dish came out really good. You can check out all my veg biryani recipe here, i have quite a few collection.
You can make this with basmati rice, but i used seeraga samba rice, loved the aroma of that rice and using it a lot nowadays. This biryani can be served with raita of your choice..So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients for Cabbage Biryani Recipe
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Pandan Leaf / Biryani leaf or Bay Leaf - 1
- Shahi Jeera / Black Cumin - 1 tsp
- Onion -1 large chopped finely
- Green Chilli - 2 slit
- Tomatoes - 2 large chopped finely
- Cabbage - 3 cups sliced
- Soya Chunks - 2 cups cooked(click here to see how to cook)
- Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tbsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
- Yogurt / Curd - ½ cup
- Seeraga Samba Rice - 2 cups
- Water - 3 cups
- Salt to taste
- Coriander Leaves- 3 tablespoon finely chopped
How to make Cabbage Biryani Recipe
- Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Cook soya chunks as per this instructions.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in pandan leaf and shahi jeera. Saute it for a min.
- Add in onions, chillies and saute till golden.
- Add in all spice powders, salt and mix well.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a couple of mins.
- Add in cabbage and saute this for few mins till it wilts and raw smell goes from it.
- Add in cooked soya and rice. Toss well. Add in curd and water.
- Mix well and bring this to boil.
- Cover and pressure cook it for 1 whistle. Simmer it for 15 mins, turn off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself.
- Open the cooker, fluff the rice and serve.

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Cabbage Biryani | Cabbage Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 Pandan Leaf / Biryani leaf or Bay Leaf
- 1 teaspoon Shahi Jeera / Black Cumin
- 1 large chopped finely Onion
- 2 slit Green Chilli
- 2 large chopped finely Tomatoes
- 3 cups sliced Cabbage
- 2 cups cooked Soya Chunks click here to see how to cook
- 1 tablespoon Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
- 1 tablespoon Garam Masala Powder
- 2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- ½ cup Yogurt / Curd
- 2 cups Seeraga Samba Rice
- 3 cups Water
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon finely chopped Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Cook soya chunks as per this instructions.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in pandan leaf and shahi jeera. Saute it for a min.
- Add in onions, chillies and saute till golden.
- Add in all spice powders, salt and mix well.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a couple of mins.
- Add in cabbage and saute this for few mins till it wilts and raw smell goes from it.
- Add in cooked soya and rice. Toss well. Add in curd and water.
- Mix well and bring this to boil.
- Cover and pressure cook it for 1 whistle. Simmer it for 15 mins, turn off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself.
- Open the cooker, fluff the rice and serve.
Cabbage Biryani Recipe step by step picture
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| wash and soak seeraga samba rice |
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| heat oil in a pressure cooker |
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| add in pandan leaf |
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| add in some shahi jeera |
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| onions and green chillies |
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| saute till golden |
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| add in all spice powder |
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| garam masala powder |
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| mix well |
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| in goes some ginger garlic paste |
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| tomatoes |
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| saute till tomatoes turn mushy |
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| add in sliced cabbage |
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| mix well with masala |
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| cook for 5 to 8 mins till it is wilted and raw smell goes |
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| add in cooked soya chunks |
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| mix well |
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| add in curd |
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| mix well |
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| in goes soaked rice |
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| mix well |
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| add in water |
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| cook |
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| perfectly done |
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| serve |







































morri
My husband wouldn't believe me when I said that we were having cabbage biryani for dinner. But he liked it a lot (he loves biryani with anything 🙂 I didn't add soya chunks, because no one at home likes them much. I added some crispy-fried eggs, like in your egg biryani.
Anonymous
Great recipe, cabbage combined with soya chunks makes for a heart-healthy dish. And it's delicious! Thank you 🙂
Terence, UK.