PUMPKIN BIRYANI
Nutrition with Vibha
December 4, 2024
super easy
Pumpkin Biryani
Ingredients
For Marination
- 1 cup Raw Pumpkin, chopped into medium pieces
- ¼ cup Soya Chunks
- ½ cup Curd
- 2½ tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp Red Chili Powder
- ¼ tsp Turmericpowder (Haldi)
- 1 tbsp Garam masala powder/biryani masala
- Salt, to taste
For Biryani
- 1 cup Red rice raw
- 3 Onions, medium sized chopped
- ½ cup Peas
- Mint Leaves (Pudina), a few sprigs chopped
- 3 Green Chillies
- 1 tbsp Peanuts, toasted for garnish
- 1 Inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
- 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
- 2 Cloves (Laung)
- 1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 Bay Leaves (Tej patta)
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 2 tbsp tablespoon
- Salt- to taste
Instructions
- The rice should be washed and soaked. Soak the soya nuggets in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain out the excess water and set aside.
- Combine the soaked soya chunks with the raw pumpkin pieces, yoghurt, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder/biryani masala, lemon juice, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion until it turns a deep brown colour. Place aside.
- In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil, then add the soaked and rinsed rice, salt, and whole spices (cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, black cardamom, star anise, and bay leaves). Cook the rice until it's about 70% done. When it's finished, drain the rice and set it aside.
- To make the Biryani, smear half of the fried onions, toasted peanuts, mint leaves, and coriander leaves in a deep, wide pan with ghee.
- Next, cover the entire surface with the marinated raw pumpkin. Now spoon ghee over the rice, sprinkle with extra mint and coriander leaves, pour about 2 tbsp milk over the rice, cover the pan with aluminium foil and a tight lid, and cook on low heat for 20-25 minutes on dum.
- Open the pan and begin fluffing the rice from the sides, so the rice and pumpkin combine while serving. Garnish with fried onions and coriander leaves, if desired.
- Serve Raw Pumpkin Biryani with plain curd or your favourite raita.
Notes
Highlights
- Pumpkin holds a variety of vitamins and minerals yet is low in calories. It's also rich in beta-carotene
- Red rice also has a good fiber content, vitamins B1 and B2, calcium, and iron.
- Green peas have a low-calorie count and a high concentration of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They include a lot of fibre and protein as well.
- Peanuts contain many vitamins and minerals such as Biotin, copper, niacin, folate, manganese, vitamin E, thiamine, phosphorus, and magnesium.
| Energy | 352 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 50 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Calcium | 75.2mg |
| Iron | 0.7 mg |
| Total Fiber | 4.1 g |
| Soluble Fiber | 0.9 g |
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