Last Updated on August 5, 2017
This is my version of the famous baby potato biryani recipe. I make this biryani in many ways, one version is i add the potatoes into the biryani while i cook this. But this is my favourite way of cooking it, i love the crispy potatoes with the coconut milk rice..Delicious..
Hyderabadi Mutton Dum Biryani
Mughlai Chicken Dum Biryani
Chicken Kofta Dum Biryani
Fish Dum Biryani
Vegetable Dum Biryani
Mughlai Vegetable Dum Biryani
Mushroom Dum Biryani
Chicken White Rice
White Chicken Biryani
Brown Rice Egg Biryani
Chicken Dum Biryani
Cooking Time : 35 to 45 mins
Serves: 3 to 4
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Coconut Milk - 1 cup
Curd / Yogurt - ½ cup
Water - ½ cup
Ghee - 1 tblspn
Oil - 1 tblspn
Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Cardamom / Yelakai - 3
Cloves / Krambu - 3
Bay Leaf - 1
Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi -1 piece
Star Anise - 1
Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
Tomato - 2 chopped finely
Green Chilli - 1 slit
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
For Marination:
Baby Potatoes - 15 cooked and peeled
Yogurt / Curd - ½ cup
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
Take cooked baby potatoes in a bowl, you can peel them if you need. Now add in all the marination ingredients and mix really well. Set aside till you make the biryani.
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in all the whole spices and let them sizzle.
Now add in onions, green chillies and saute this till golden.
Now add in ginger garlic paste and cook for a min or so.
Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
Now add in all the spice powders and salt and mix well.
Add in yogurt and mix well, cook till it is well combined.
Now add in coconut milk and water and bring it to a boil.
Add in drained rice and mix well. Cover and simmer for 15 mins or so. Now let the pressure go by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
Now heat a tblspn of oil in a pan, add in the baby potatoes and saute them till golden.
Now add this to the rice and mix well.
Serve with raita.
Pictorial:
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| Take all the ingredients |
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| take some boiled baby potatoes, i didn't bother to peel it completely |
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| add in yogurt |
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| add in salt and spice powders |
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| mix well ..Set this aside.. |
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| Heat ghee in a pressure cooker..add in whole spices |
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| let it sizzle for a min |
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| add in onions and chillies |
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| saute till golden |
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| add in ginger garlic paste and saute well |
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| add in tomatoes |
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| cook till mushy |
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| add in spice powders |
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| salt and mix well |
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| add in yogurt |
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| cook till it is well combined |
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| add in coconut milk |
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| and some water |
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| mix well and bring this to a boil |
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| once it boils add in rice and mix well..Now pressure cook this done |
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| Cook |
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| Now it is done..fluff the rice |
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| now in a small pan, heat a tblspn of oil, add potatoes in |
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| fry till golden |
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| add it to the rice |
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| Serve |
Moumita Malla
Lovely recipe..I have 1kgbaby potaroes ..mmust try this
Torviewtoronto
looks delicious
Padma
Can we pressure cook potatoes with rice instead of frying and adding it separately
dwaipayan
Really interesting recipe.
Aarthi
@Padmayes u can do it like that too
Asha
Tried today and came out well.. It was tasty..
Anonymous
How many whistle for baby potato cooking if used pressure cooker