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    Watch What U Eat > Rice Dishes > One Pot Easy Vegetable Biryani

    One Pot Easy Vegetable Biryani

    Published: Oct 21, 2016 ยท Modified: Jun 6, 2019 by Watch What U Eat ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 9 Comments

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    This easy vegetable biryani is a meatless Indian delicacy perfect for vegetarian or vegan folks out there. It is loaded with a variety of fresh vegetables and is equally flavorful and tasty compared to any meat biryani.

    Easy vegetable biryani in a cooking pot, garnished with fresh cilantro and is ready to serve.

    Theย goal of Watch What U Eat is to create and share simple, easy yet healthy recipes with you. A few months ago I had publishedย the recipe forย one pot chicken biryani. It wasย aย very simple version of theย traditional meat biryani.ย 

    Today, for vegetarian or vegan fans of Watch What U Eat, here I am sharing with you one pot easy vegetable biryani. Even meat eaters would love this version of biryani.

    Easy vegetable biryani in a cooking pot, garnished with fresh cilantro and is ready to serve.

    Easy Vegetable Biryani!

    This veg biryani is prepared using commonly available fresh vegetables. Therefore, it is nutritious and healthy. 

    Biryani is our all-time favorite dish. Especially for Tushar–he is a crazy fan of it. He always looks for opportunities to make it. Whenever we plan on inviting our friends or guests his suggestions start with including biryani in the menu. While we enjoy this delicious meat version of it, our vegetarian friends have to manage with other meatless dishes. 

    So, I decided to try a vegetarian version of this one-pot easy chicken biryani. Moreover, this vegetable biryani has everything to enjoy…

    • full of flavors
    • tasty
    • satisfying
    • nutritious
    • filling
    • one pot
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    Ingredients such as peas, beans, onion, cauliflower etc. gathered in a large metal plate for making veg biryani.
    Vegetable biryani in a metal dinner plate.

    How is this veg biryani healthy?

    This vegetable biryani is healthy because

    • it is prepared using different fresh vegetables like cauliflower, carrot, french beans, green peas. Therefore, it contains nutrients from all these fresh vegetables.
    • it does not contain added clarified butter (aka ghee). Therefore, it is low in fat content.

    More one one-pot recipes you will like

    1. One Pot Chicken Biryani
    2. Healthy Barley Soup
    3. Soba Noodle Soup
    4. One Pot Spinach Rice
    5. One Pot Mexican Chicken Rice

    Love this recipe? Please leave a 5-star โญโญโญโญโญ rating in the recipe card below & a review in the comments if you REALLY like this recipe. Thank You!

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    One Pot Vegetable Biryani

    One pot delicious and easy veg biryani prepared using variety of fresh veggies. Healthy and nutritious.
    Course: Lunch / Dinner,One pot
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes minutes
    Servings :4
    Calories :478kcal
    Author:Swati Kadam Gulati

    Ingredients

    • 2 cup basmati rice
    • 1 cup green peas
    • 2 pieces medium carrots diced into 1" to 1 ยฝ"
    • 2 cup cauliflower florets (around 1″ size)
    • 1 cup green beans
    • 2 large onions sliced
    • ยฝ cup curd
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • โ…“ cup chopped fresh mint
    • โ…“ cup chopped fresh cilantro
    • 2-3 green chillies
    • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 teaspoon black cumin seeds
    • 2 tablespoon biryani masala (or more if needed)
    • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or any other cooking oil
    • 4 cup water or vegetable stock
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Soak rice in water and set aside for 15-20 min.
    • Heat oil in a large heavy bottom pot on medium to high heat. Add onions and saute them until caramelize (for about 8-10 min).
    • Put black cumin, minced garlic, green chili and cook for about 1 min
    • Add cauliflower, carrots and french beans and saute for 6-8 min
    • Finally add yogurt, lemon juice, green peas and soaked rice: gently mix well.
    • Season the mixture with salt and biryani masala.
    • Add water or vegetable stock and bring mixture to boil.
    • Then add freshly chopped mint and cilantro and simmer the biryani mixture on low heat for about 18-20 min.
    • Serve warm to enjoy this flavorful veg biryani.

    Notes

    • If you are vegan, don’t use yogurt. Instead, add 1 or 2 tablespoon extra lime juice to enhance the taste.
    • Biryani tastes really well with spiced yogurt. Season yogurt with salt, pepper and roasted cumin powder to prepare as a side dish to go with biryani (also known as raita).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 478kcal
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    1. Cleveland S. says

      May 22, 2023 at 5:33 pm

      5 stars
      Iโ€™ve never made anything like this, but it turned out great, even though I substitute, sour cream for the yogurt, with some some jalapeรฑo cream sauce. I also use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. And I used a different kind of Indian spice. Then it. With some simple chicken tikka masala that I made with shredded chicken from an can and a bottle of tikka masala sauce. But it all turned out great!

      Reply
    2. Kirsty says

      July 06, 2021 at 12:32 pm

      I followed the recipe to the letter but it doesnโ€™t look like the photos (which I realised afterwards that itโ€™s not a picture of the finished recipe)
      I wasnโ€™t sure if I should cover the pan whilst cooking either the recipe didnโ€™t specify.
      My finished dish was tasty though.

      Reply
    3. Camryn says

      June 27, 2021 at 7:51 pm

      5 stars
      It tastes good but is it supposed to be mushy lol I added too much water

      Reply
    4. Arun says

      August 01, 2018 at 6:20 am

      5 stars
      Best Dish for Birthday party Celebration will try this soon

      Reply
    5. Allison says

      November 04, 2016 at 11:48 pm

      This looks incredible. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

      Reply
    6. Amanda Mason says

      October 30, 2016 at 10:24 pm

      I made this Friday night with a chicken dish and it was fantastic! I had seen your recipe on Pinterest and printed it out and this one is fabulous! I was craving Indian food and this recipe looked fantastic! I made and it turned out perfect!! Thanks for posting it!

      Reply
    7. Veronika says

      October 28, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      I’m always looking for new vegetarian dishes and this one looks super yummy!

      Reply
    8. Denise Wright says

      October 25, 2016 at 11:33 am

      This looks fabulous! I always like one pot meals and I think my hubby will love this.

      Reply
    9. Elaine @ Dishes Delish says

      October 24, 2016 at 6:41 pm

      This looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply

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