Samba Rice - Nutrient Rich Staple of South India

 

Recipies

Ingredients

• 1 cup Seeraga samba rice
• 2 cups mixed veggies*
• Mint leaves few
• Coriander leaves few
• 2 Green chili
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 big Onion
• 4 tsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• ¾ tsp Biryani masala
• Salt as needed
• 1.25 cups Water
• *I used carrot beans, and green peas.

Instructions

• Wash and soak 1 cup seeraga samba rice.
• Soak in 1.25 cups of water for 20 minutes
• Grind few mint leaves and coriander leaves into a fine paste. You can add little water while grinding.
• In a heavy-bottomed pressure cooker add 4 tsp oil and 1 tbsp ghee.
• Add 2 slit green chilis and 1 bay leaf.
• Now add in 1 thinly sliced onions. Saute it in medium-low flame.
• Add little salt while cooking the onions. It will enhance fast and even cooking.
• At this stage add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste. Cook till the raw smell goes off.
• Add the mint coriander paste now and saute it for a minute.
• We are going to add Biryani masala at this stage. I used homemade biryani masala. You can use store-bought biryani masala too.
• If you want the Biryani to be spicier add red chili powder as per your taste, at this stage.
• Now add 2 cups of veggies. I used carrot, beans, and green peas.
• Mix well and add in the soaked rice.
• Saute for a minute and add the soaked water.
• Check for salt. Cover the pressure cooker.
• Let this cook till 1 whistle and keep it in the lowest flame for 7 minutes.
• Switch off, allow the pressure to release naturally.
• Open the cooker and gently mix the rice from the sides.
• Seeraga samba veg biryani is ready.
• Serve hot with Onion raita.
• Pudina thokku also goes well with Veg Biryani.