Green Beans Briyani

Category:  Lunch / Rice
Preparation Time: 10 mins 
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Servings:For 2-3 persons

Green Beans Briyani

Ingredients: 

• Green Beans, chopped -2 cups

  

  Beans - So Fresh!
  

• Rice - 1 cup
• Onion, thinly sliced - 1 no
• Tomato, chopped - 1 no
• Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chilly Powder - 1 - 2 tsp (adjust as per spice level)
• Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Fennel Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp 
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Mint leaves - handful
• Curd- 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Bay leaf - 1 no
• Cloves - 3 nos
• Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
• Cardamon - 1-2 nos 
• Water - as required

Method:

1. Wash & Soak rice in enough water for atleast 30 mins and chop the green beans finely or as 2 inch pieces
   
2. Heat Oil in a pan / Pressure cooker, add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamon; saute for 30 secs
   
3. Reduce the flame to medium; Add the Ginger-Garlic paste and saute for a min till the raw smell goes off
   
4. Add the sliced onions along with little salt and fry them till it becomes soft and translucent
   
5. Then add the mint leaves and saute for one min
   
6. Add in the tomato pieces and saute well
   
7. Add the Masala Powders (Turmeric, Cumin, Chilly, Fennel, Coriander & Garam Masala Powders) and saute well till it gets well blended
   
8. Now add the chopped green beans and mix well with the masala
   
9. Saute for 3-5 mins and reduce the flame, then add the curd and mix well
   
10. If using electric rice cooker, we can transfer the contents to the electric cooker now
    
11. Add required salt and water (Since I want rice to cook soft, I used 2 1/2 cups of water; if you like it as separated grains, you can use around 2 cups and it depends on the rice we used - I used normal Sonamasoori)
12. Drain the water from the rice and add the rice to the cooker
    
13. Check for salt and allow to cook in medium flame (In Pressure cooker - cook for 2 whistles and reduce the flame to low and allow to stand for 5 mins before switching it off; In Electric cooker - Change to "Warm" mode after the water gets almost absorbed and let it stand in warm mode for 5-8 mins)
14. Once its done, let t stand for another 7-8 mins and then open it up and gently fluff it with fork
    
15. Serve hot with any raita