KHUSKA/PLAIN BRIYANI/EMPTY BRIYANI/குஸ்கா/खुस्का बिरियानी ( PRESSURE COOKER METHOD)

   

                                                                                                               

A simple yet the most flavourful one-pot meal with an array of spices, onion and tomato base without vegetables or meat or chicken or egg.  The meal is wonderfully complete even with simple onion raita as Lunch or Dinner. It can be enjoyed in the family get together, Birthday party and other special family occasions.

STEP ONE;

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 2 cups

water as needed for rinsing and soaking

Procedure:

Rinse the basmati rice until clear water.

Soak the rice for 30  minutes.

Drain the water completely.

Set ready.

STEP TWO:

Ingredients:

Black Cardamoms 2 pcs

Green Cardamoms 2 pcs

Groundnut Oil/any cooking oil 1 tbsp

Fresh Ghee 1 tbsp

Bay leaves 5 pcs

Cinnamon 1 inch 4-5 pcs

Cloves 5 pcs

Mace and Stone flower 1/2 pc each

Star anise 1 pc

Chopped Bellary onion 1/2 cup

Slit Green Chillies 2 pcs

Curry leaves 20-25 pcs

Grated Ginger 1 tbsp

Grated Garlic 1 tbsp

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp

Tomatoes medium-sized 3 pcs chopped

Himalayan Pink Rock Salt 3/4 Tsp

Lemon juice (half  lemon)

Water 2.5 cups

Procedure:

Heat groundnut oil and ghee on medium flame.

Add black cardamoms, green cardamoms.

Next, add cloves, cinnamons, mace, stone flower, star anise and bay leaves.

Let them fry for a while.

Add onion, green chillies and curry leaves.

Saute them until the onion fried transparent.

Add grated ginger and garlic.

Add turmeric and red chilly powder.

Transfer tomato and saute until mushy.

Transfer the drained rice. 

Saute for 5 seconds on low heat.

Squeeze the lemon juice.

Add 1/2 tsp ghee again.

Saute to mix.

Pour 2.5 cups of water

Add rock salt and stir well.

Give stirs several times.

STEP THREE:

Ingredients: 

Mint greens a fistful

Procedure:

Once the rice contents start boiling, close the cooker.

Place the weight.

Reduce the heat to simmer.

Let it cooked in simmer heat until one whistle.

Turn off the heat.

Set aside to cool down.

Open the cooker

Throw mint baby leaves.

Wait for 10 minutes to retain the good shape of the cooked grain.

Stir a couple of times and serve with onion raita.

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 4 persons adjustably. 3 persons generously.