Andhra Pradesh Recipes
 
Hyderabad Biriyani  
   
Serves 4

Ingredients
Rice - 2 cups Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
Mixed Vegetables - 3 cups Salt - as required
Onions - 2 Coriander leaves & mint
leaves - few (about 1 tbsp each)
Oil - 3 tbsp Lemon - 1 small
Curds - 1 1/2 to 2 cups  

For Paste
Ingredients
Onions - 2 medium Cinnamon - a small piece
Green chilies - 10 Cardamom - 3
Ginger - a small piece Coriander leaves - few ( 2 tbsp)
Cashewnuts - 2 tbsp
Fry everything in little oil and grind.
Cloves - 6  

Method
Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes. Drain and keep it aside.
Slice the onions into thin slices.
Wash and cut the vegetables (carrots, peas, potatoes, cauliflower etc) into small cubes.
Heat oil in a vessel; add ginger-garlic paste and onions, fry till light brown.
Add cut vegetables and fry until tender.
Now add ground masala and fry until raw smell goes.
Add beaten curds, water along with required amount of salt and let it come to boil.
Add rice and cook on medium to low heat until done.
Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves, sprinkle a lemon and serve warm.

NUTRIENT COMPOSITION PER SERVING

MACRONUTRIENTS MICRONUTRIENTS
Energy (Kcal) 494 Carotene ( μg ) 826.4
Protein (g) 9.36 Vitamin C (mg) 27.8
Carbohydrate (g) 58.48 Mg  (mg) 137.3
Fat (g) 24.8 Na  (mg) 37.3
Fibre (g) 2.2 K  (mg) 252.4
Minerals (g) 1.85 Mn  (mg) 0.91
Calcium  (mg) 157.94 Zn  (mg) 1.85
Phosphorus  (mg) 298.6 Cr  (mg) 0.03
Iron  (mg) 2.3    

Modification
Reduce the amount of oil used for preparation.

Ingredients
Rice - 2 cups Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
Mixed Vegetables - 3 cups Salt - as required
Onions - 2 Coriander leaves & mint
leaves - few (about 1 tbsp each)
Oil - 2 tbsp Lemon - 1 small
Curds - 1 1/2 to 2 cups  

For Paste
Ingredients
Onions - 2 medium Cinnamon - a small piece
Green chilies - 10 Cardamon - 3
Ginger - a small piece Coriander leaves - few (2 tbsp)
Cashewnuts - 2 tbsp Fry everything in little oil and grind.
Cloves - 6  

NUTRIENT COMPOSITION PER SERVING
MACRONUTRIENTS
Energy (Kcal) 427
Protein (g) 9.36
Carbohydrate (g) 58.48
Fat (g) 17.27
Fibre (g) 2.19
Minerals (g) 1.85