Tomato Biriyani(Takaali biriyani)

Tomato biriyani is quick & easy recipe simple ingredients.... I remember it is my favorite lunch box recipe during my school days & my AMMA used to prepare this regularly.... My sister is huge fan of biriyani, she loves to eat all kind of it... So my mom will prepare biriyani very often at home... Actually my Aunt(chithi) is damn good in making of biriyani, my mom learnt this recipe from her.... Now my kid, JINJU loved it... he also big fan of biriyani.... I want to do something new & made him to eat properly... It goes well with simple RAITHA & any kind of fry like potato or vazhaikaai fry(raw banana)...

Actually it is perfect lunch box recipe for kids & adults too.... Kids usually filter onions, tomatoes in their meal, in this case I grinded all & make into paste... so they can able to eat happily & enjoy the taste of TOMATO BIRIYANI....

PREPARATION TIME- 10mins COOKING TIME- 15mins

INGREDIENTS:

Ponni rice- 1 cup
Water- 1.5 cup
Onion- 2
Curry leaves- 1 spring
Mint leaves- 10
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Salt- to taste
Ginger-garlic paste- 1tsp
Bay leaves- 2
Star anise- 2
Ghee- 1tsp
Oil- 2-3 tsp

FOR GRINDING:

Onion- 1(sauted)
Cinnamon stick- 1 inch
Fennel seeds(sombu)- 1tsp
Tomato- 2 & half

METHOD:

• First wash the rice & soak for 10mins...
• Meanwhile saute the sliced onion for 2 mins & transfer into blender, with that add cinnamon stick, sombu & give pulse once or twice.....then add chopped tomatoes & grind into fine paste... keep it aside...
  
• In a pressure cooker, add ghee & oil, add in bay leaves & star anise...saute for 1 min...
• Then add onion & curry leaves, saute till golden brown color appears, then add 1tsp of ginger-garlic paste...it gives nice aroma when it blends with oil & onion....next add chilli, coriander & turmeric powder into it.....mix well.....
  
• Now add the ground paste of tomato onion puree, add salt & mix well.....with that add mint leaves & mix well.....
  
• Add rice & bring it to boil, once it started boiling, close the lid of cooker & cook for about 2 whistles...
  
• When the pressure completely goes off, allowed to cool down & gently mix the rice with the spatula... If you want, add ghee & mix well...(optional)
• Tastyyyy TOMATO BIRIYANI is ready to serve with raw banana or potato fry...!!!( click here for raw banana fry http://www.pappuskitchen.blogspot.sg/2014/08/raw-banana-fry-vazhaikaai-varuval.html?m=1 )
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