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One Pot Easy Vegetable Biryani

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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.

One pot delicious and easy veg biryani prepared using variety of fresh veggies. Healthy and nutritious | watchwhatueat.comThe goal of Watch What U Eat is to create and share simple, easy yet healthy recipes with you. A few months ago I had published the recipe for one pot chicken biryani. It was a very simple version of the traditional meat biryani. 

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.

One pot easy vegetable biryani. Healthy and nutritious | watchwhatueat.com

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

One pot easy veg biryani. Healthy and nutritious | watchwhatueat.com

One pot delicious and easy veg biryani prepared using variety of fresh veggies. Healthy and nutritious | watchwhatueat.comHow this veg biryani is 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.

Prepare this one-pot delicious and easy vegetable biryani using a variety of fresh veggies. And this healthy and nutritious Indian veg biryani recipe is perfect for a vegetarian or meatless meal. | #watchwhatueat #biryani #vegbiryani #vegetarian #onepot #glutenfree

More one one-pot options that you may 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
One pot easy veg biryani. Healthy and nutritious | watchwhatueat.com
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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
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings :4
Calories :478kcal
Author:Swati Kadam Gulati | Watch What U Eat

Ingredients

  • 2 cup basmati rice
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 2 pieces medium carrots diced into 1" to 1 1/2"
  • 2 cup cauliflower florets (around 1" size)
  • 1 cup green beans
  • 2 large onions sliced
  • 1/2 cup curd
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2-3 green chillies
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp black cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp biryani masala (or more if needed)
  • 1 tbsp 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 tbsp 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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Filed Under: Indian Recipes, Main Course Tagged With: gluten free, Indian, One pot, vegetable

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We are Swati and Tushar, our passion for food and cooking has now led us to share some healthy, tasty recipes and the benefits of eating certain ingredients with the goal of inspiring you to eat well and live well.

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  1. Elaine @ Dishes Delish

    October 24, 2016 at 6:41 pm

    This looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Denise Wright

    October 25, 2016 at 11:33 am

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

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  3. Veronika

    October 28, 2016 at 5:30 pm

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

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  4. Amanda Mason

    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!

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  5. Allison

    November 4, 2016 at 11:48 pm

    This looks incredible. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  6. Arun

    August 1, 2018 at 6:20 am

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

    Reply

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