Quinoa veg biryani..

Being a hyderabadi myself i am so found of biryani. Biryani is like heart of Hyderabad, ask a hyderabadi how much he loves biryani. Every coner of hyderabad has restaurants which serves hyderabadi biryani. I tried making this famous dish with quinoa and i swear it tastes so delicious. This  has become my favorite easy to make fab dish. Whenever i find few leftover vegetables in my fridge i make this dish. Moreover this is quite healthy and gives the same taste as with rice.

Cooking time: 25
Serves : 3

Ingredients:

3 cups  Quinoa

1/2 cup  Onions

1/2 cup  Carrot small diced

1/2 cup  French beans ( cut in 1cm length)

1/2 cup  Potatoes small diced

1/2 cup  Cauliflower

1/2 cup  Capsicum diced

1/2 cup  Tomatoes

1/2 cup  Yogurt

1 tsp  Red chili powder

1 tsp  Salt

1 tsp  Ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp  Coriander powder

1 tsp  Garam masala Powder

1/4 cup  Whole garam masala

1 cup  Coriander and mint leaves.

2 to 3  Green chillies
1/4 cup  Fried onions
pinch of color dissolved in half lemon juice

Method:

1. Cut all the veggies into small dices.

2. Heat water in a pot then add 1/4 cup of whole garam masala, coriander and mint leaves. When water comes to boil add quinoa into it. Cook quinoa until 3/4 done and drain the water suing strainer.

3. Now heat oil and add potatoes into it. Fry until half done and remove in a plate.

4. In the same heated oil add onions fry till transparent and now add cauliflower and carrot. Saute for a minute and add ginger garlic paste. After 1 min add capsicum and tomatoes.
5. Now add all the dry spices and saute properly. Then add yogurt. Cook for 2 more minutes .
6. Finally add the strained quinoa on the vegetables.
7. Now top the quinoa with fried onions,coriander leaves and lemon juice with color. This is look very beautiful.
8. Cover with lid and on medium flame let it cook for 10 minutes and serve it with boiled eggs and raita.

Tips:

1. Cook with olive oil to make it more healthy.

2. If you dont want spicy then you can avoid adding whole garam masala in quinoa. Still it will taste good.