Easy One Pot Tomato Biriyani ~ stepwise recipe

This easy one pot biriyani is what I make for myself whenever my husband is away. I prefer to have this as a brunch meal as it’s quite filling and tasty. There isn’t much hassle of cutting vegetables and washing vessels with this one and I thought of sharing the recipe with you, girls :)

Tomato Biriyani
Serves two

Basmathi Rice- 1 cup ( I used India Gate Classic)
Water – 1 1/2 cups
Ripe red sour varietied tomatoes – 4 medium or 5 small sized, sliced
*Oil + ghee – 2 tbsp
2 pcs each of cinnamon, cardamom and clove
Big Onion- 1 - sliced lengthwise
Green chillies- 5 slit lengthwise
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
Fresh coriander and mint leaves – one stalk each

Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes

Heat oil + ghee in your pressure cooker ( mine is prestige 3 ltr) body and throw in the 3 spices. Saute the onions till translucent followed by the green chillies, ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes in order. Let the tomatoes turn a bit mushy (this will take 2-3 minutes)Stir in the herbs. Pour the measured water and bring to a boil. Add rice and stir in salt.
Cook until 3 whistles. Let the steam vent off by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice gently with a fork. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot with onion raitha.


Now, for the stepwise,




Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes.




Get ready with the other ingredients in the meanwhile. Tomatoes and onions sliced, spices, herbs and the ginger garlic paste.




Heat *oil + ghee (I always use a mixture but you can use one of these too) in your pressure cooker ( mine is prestige 3 ltr) body and throw in the 3 spices. Saute the onions till translucent followed by the green chillies, ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes in that order.




Let the tomatoes turn a bit mushy and let out the juice (this will take 2-3 minutes).
Stir in the herbs.




Pour the measured water and bring to a boil.




Add rice and stir in salt.




Cook until 3 whistles. Let the steam vent off by itself. Open the cooker.




 Just another shot :)




Fluff the rice gently with a fork.

                                     Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot with onion raitha.

                         Since this serves as my lazy meal I dont need an accompaniment other than a little tomato ketchup :)

I would like to remind you that you use only sour variety tomatoes for the real taste! The sweeter tomatoes don't go well for this recipe. They also tend to turn rice mushy! Be warned. :)
Again, I have used age old basmati which works perfect. If you use any other variety of rice, minimize the amount of water and adjust it to 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups since it may get overcooked. 

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