Baby Potato Biryani Recipe (Aloo Biryani Recipe)

• 1 cup Basmati Rice
• 1 cup Coconut Milk
• ½ cup Water

For Tempering

• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 3 no Cardamom
• 2 no Cloves
• 1 no Bay Leaf
• 1 no Black Stone Flower (Kal Paasi)
• 1 no Star Anise

For Masala

• 1 large Onions (peeled and sliced thinly)
• 2 large Tomato (chopped finely)
• 2 no Green Chilli
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• ½ cup Curd (Plain Yogurt)
• 1 tsp Salt ( to taste)

For Marinating potatoes

• 3 tbsp Peanut Oil
• 15 no Baby Potatoes (cooked and peeled)
• ½ cup Curd (Plain Yogurt)
• 2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
• 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 1 tsp Salt (to taste)

1. 1

   Wash rice multiple times and take them in a bowl. Soak them in cold water 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Take cooked baby potatoes in a bowl, you can peel them if you need. Now add in all the marination ingredients and mix really well. Set aside till you make the biryani.

3. 3

   Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in all the whole spices and let them sizzle for a minute. Now add in onions, green chillies and saute this till golden.

4. 4

   Add in ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute. Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy. Add in all the spice powders and salt and mix well.

5. 5

   Add in yogurt and mix well, cook till it is well combined. Now add in coconut milk and water and bring it to a boil.

6. 6

   Strain the rice through a fine sieve. Add in drained rice and mix well. Cover and simmer for 15 mins or so. Now let the pressure go by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.

7. 7

   Now heat some oil in a pan, add in the baby potatoes and saute them till golden. Now add this to the rice and mix well.

8. 8

   Serve with raita.