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Easy Kathal Biryani Recipe

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Discover the magic of Easy Kathal Biryani, a flavorful one-pot dish combining tender jackfruit, aromatic spices, and basmati rice!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course rice
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

1 cup = 250 ml

    FOR MARINATION OF JACKFRUIT/KATHAL

    • 500 gram jackfruit/kathal (cut into medium-sized cubes)
    • 1 cup Vegan yogurt/curd
    • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
    • 1 tsp Red chili powder
    • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp Coriander powder
    • 1/2 tsp garam masala
    • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
    • Salt to taste
    • Boiling water

    FOR COOKING RICE

    • 1.5 cups Basmati rice
    • 1 Bay leaf
    • 3 Cloves
    • 1 star Anise
    • 2 Green cardamoms
    • 1 Black cardamom
    • 1 small piece of Cinnamon stick
    • Salt to taste
    • 4 cups water

    FOR COOKING KATHAL/JACKFRUIT

    • 3 tbsp Coconut oil or any neutral oil
    • 1/2 tsp caraway seeds/shahi jeera or cumin seeds
    • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
    • Small piece of mace
    • 2 medium onions (thinly sliced)
    • 1 large Tomato (finely chopped)
    • 2 Green chilies (chopped)

    FOR LAYERING

    • 1/4 cup onion barista
    • Saffron soaked milk (A pinch of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp of warm almond or coconut milk)
    • 1/4 cup Mint and coriander leaves
    • 1/2 tsp kewra water

    Instructions
     

    MARINATE THE JACKFRUIT

    • Boil the jackfruit pieces for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
    • In a bowl, mix yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice, and salt.
    • Add the jackfruit pieces to this mixture, ensuring they are well coated. Let marinate for 30 minutes.

    PREPARE THE RICE

    • Take water in a pan and add bay leaf, cloves, green cardamoms, black cardamom l, star anise, cinnamon and salt.
    • When water begins to boil, add rice which were washed and soaked for 20 minutes.
    • Cook the rice until 80% done (grains should be firm but cooked).
    • Drain and spread so that their cooking process stops immediately.

    COOK THE JACKFRUIT

    • Heat oil in a pan or handi with a heavy base. Add caraway seeds and green chilies.
    • When seeds splutter, add onion, tomato, nutmeg powder and mace. Mix.
    • Put a lid and cook till onion is cooked and tomatoes turn mushy. Stir occasionally.
    • NOTE : Do not add salt as it is already there in marinade. Alternatively, you can add less salt in marinade so that salt can also be added while cooking tomato and onion.
    • Add marinated jackfruit. Mix.
    • Put a lid and let jackfruit cook. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking at the bottom of the pan.
    • Cook until oil separates.
    • Remove the pot from the heat.

    LAYER THE BIRYANI

    • Remove half of the cooked jackfruit mixture from the pot.
    • Layer half of the cooked rice over jackfruit mixture.
    • Drizzle half of the saffron milk, half of the onion barista and half of the mint coriander leaves.
    • Put third layer of jackfruit mixture (which was taken out).
    • Again add the remaining rice as the top layer.
    • Drizzle the remaining saffron milk over the rice. Garnish with rest of the fried onions, mint and coriander leaves.

    DUM COOKING

    • Cover the pot with foil cover and thereon put a tight-fitting lid. Do anything due to which steam shouldn't escape out of pot.
    • You can seal the edges with dough or place a heavy object on top.
    • Cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
    • Fluff the biryani gently with a fork and serve hot with vegan raita or salad.
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