RED LOBIA BIRYANI / RED COWPEA BIRYANI RECIPE

Jul 25, 2024
By Mary Anthony
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RED LOBIA BIRYANI / RED COWPEA BIRYANI

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice – 1 cup [ aged ]
Water – 2 ¼ cup
Red lobia / red cow pea – ½ cup
Oil + ghee – 2 or 3 tbsp or more
Few whole garam masala – sai jeera + bay leaves + clove + cardamom + peppercorn + star anise + cinnamom
Onion – 1 big sliced
Green chilli – 1 slit
Tomato – 2 big chopped
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Mint leaves + coriander leaves finely chopped – ½ cup
Curd – 3 or 4 tbsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Red chilli pwdr – 1 ½ tsp or as per taste
Coriander pwdr – 3 tsp
Turmeric pwdr – ½ tsp
Garam masala – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Fried cashew + finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish

PREPARATION

Clean ,wash and soak the lobia overnight .
Clean , wash , rinse and soak the rice for 20 – 30 mins .

METHOD

Heat oil + ghee in a heavy bottom pan , add the whole garam masala and allow it to sputter . [ never allow the garam masala to burn or it will give a bad aroma to the food ]

Add onion and fry till golden brown.

Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell leaves.

Add tomatoes + green chilli and fry till it becomes soft and oil separates.

Add chilli pwdr + coriander pwdr + garam masala pwdr + turmeric , mix well and fry till raw smell leaves.

Add curd and give a nice mix.

Add coriander leaves + mint leaves and fry till it it shrinks.

Add the lemon juice and mix well.

Add the soaked lobia ,mix well .

Cover and cook for 5 mins.

Drain the excess water from the soaked rice and add it .

Mix well and add 2 ¼ cup of water + salt , mix well .

Cover and cook till water evaporates on medium flame .

Once the water evaporates , place a tava below it .

Lower the flame and dum cook for 10 mins .

Off the flame.

After sometime open the lid and fluff it with a fork .

Garnish with fried cashew and coriander leaves .

Serve with salad + pickle + papad + any side dish.

NOTES

For any rice recipe , soaking the rice for 20 mins is a must .
Soaking the lobia is must,I soaked it overnight ,results were good – perfectly cooked dal.
Use a good quality basmati rice .
Together with the dal we can add veges .
Use a good quality garam masala or use biriyani masala powder .
If complete water evaporates and the rice is not cooked ,you can sprinkle little water.