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kuska biriyani /kuska rice without vegetables

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

  • Seeraga samba rice - 2 cups
  • Chopped onions - 1 big
  • Chopped tomatoes - 2-3 medium
  • Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Chilli powder - 1tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Greenchillies - 2 slit
  • Curd/yogurt - 3 tbsp
  • Coconut milk+water totally - 4 cups
  • A handfull of chopped coriander and mint leaves

Spices for tadka:

  • cinnamon/pattai - two 1 inch piece
  • Cardamom - 2-3
  • Cloves/lavangam - 3-4
  • Kal pasi/black stone flower - 1 piece
  • Bayleaves/biriyani ellai - 2
  • Ghee or oil - 4 tbsp finally 1 tbsp to be added

Instructions
 

  • Then add onions and half of the chopped coriander and mint leaves.
  • When onions are light brown add ginger garlic and saute well.
  • Now add Spice powders(chilli,coriander and turmeric).
  • Then tomatoes with some salt.
  • When tomatoes become soft and cooked,add curd.
  • Stir in till all forms a single mass.
  • Add in coconut milk water mixture.
  • When it boils add rice.
  • Let it boil for few minutes till little of water is absorbed by rice.
  • Add rest of the chopped leaves,check for salt and adjust the salt now.
  • Close the cooker and after one whistle lower the flame for 5 minutes and switch off.
  • After 20 minutes when whistle sound subsides open, add a tablespoon of ghee and fluff up the rice.
  • Serve it with any raita of your choice.

Notes

Soaking rice is very important.
According to the quality of rice you can adjust the water added.
Sometimes for 2 cups of rice adding 33/4 cups itself is enough.
Each pressure cookers cooking time differs so adjust accordingly.
Adding kal pasi is optional if you are not having leave it.
If you are cooking in open pot you can follow "dum" method.