kathal biryani recipe | jackfruit biryani recipe
Raw jackfruit biryani is a vegetarian take on Chicken biryani.For making it instantly, marinate the jackfruit and freeze it earlier in the week.Thaw & use as required.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For marination:
- 500 gms jackfruit after peeling, 500 gms yields 350gms jackfruit pieces
- 1 cup coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder adjust as per taste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala adjust as per taste
- ½ teaspoon salt
For Biryani
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2-3 cardamom small cardamom
- 5-6 peppercorns
- 2-3 bay leaves
- 2 medium onions sliced
- small ginger
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 green chilli adjust as per your taste,if you do not like it spicy, do not add chillies
- ½ cup coriander chopped
- ½ cup mint chopped
- 2 cups basmati rice soaked in water for 30 mins
- 7-8 saffron strands optional
- ½ cup coconut milk optional
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Steam the jackfruit pieces for 15 mins or pressure cook for 1 whistle.In instant pot steam the pieces for 10 minutes.
- Mix the coconut milk with spicesMarinate the jackfruit. Keep it for 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.
- Heat the instant pot on saute mode and add 2-3 tablespoon oil.Add the whole spices with cumin seeds.
- Add onion with ginger, garlic and chillies with salt. Let it cook on medium flame until golden brown.Now, add the jackfruit pieces with the coconut milk and continue to cook on 'medium' in the instant pot for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile ,heat a pot with water(for 2 cup rice use 5-6 cups of water) & salt, add rice to cook partially. Approx 6-7 minutes in boiling water
- Add the chopped cilantro and mint with remaining with salt.Add the partially cooked rice.Once you add rice, do not mix, with jackfruit, let this be a layer on top.Add the partially cooked rice
- Add coconut milk with saffron on top of riceAdd fried onions on top.
- Cover the instant pot and use the slow cook option on 'Low' mode for 15 minutes.Open the lid after 15 minutes and serve Biryani.
Cooking in a pan
- You can follow the same steps as above to cook in a pan. At the end, cover with a heavy lid and cook on lowest flame for 10-12 minutes.Turn off the heat,let it rest for 10 minutes and serve the biryani.
Notes
- Depending on the quality of the jackfruit,the time it takes to cook it will change. If the pieces are not breaking easily after 10 minutes, cook for a further 5 minutes.