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Kuska - Plain Biryani

Nov-29-2017
Muthulakshmi Madhavakrishnan
15 minutes
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kuska - Plain Biryani RECIPE

Kuska - One pot aromatic rice cooked with coconut milk and whole garamasala. Easy, delicious and flavourful rice within an hour. In this recipe, I used onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves, mint leaves and spices. The coconut milk adds a certain richness to this rice.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Kids Birthday
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Simmering
  • Main Dish

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. 1 cup basmati rice
  2. 2 medium onions
  3. 1 tomato
  4. 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  5. 1 green chilly
  6. 1 tsp chilly powder
  7. 1/2 tsp garamasala powder
  8. 2 tbsp curd
  9. 1 cup coconut milk
  10. 1 cup water
  11. 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  12. 1 tbsp chopped mint leaves
  13. 1 tbsp oil
  14. 1 tbsp ghee
  15. salt to taste
  16. Spices for the rice
  17. 1 bay leaf
  18. 3 cloves
  19. 2 small piece cinnamon
  20. few stone flowers
  21. 2 star aniseed
  22. 2 cardamom

Instructions

  1. Take a wide bowl and add the rice. Wash the rice gently 2 to 3 times well and soak with 1 cup of water for 30 minutes.
  2. Now do all the preparation for the rice. Slice the onions, slit the green chillies and cut the tomatoes. Take all the spices in a plate and the coconut milk in a bowl.
  3. After 30 minutes, drain the water completely. Now heat oil and ghee in a heavy bottomed kadai or a flat pan. Add the following spices one by one ( 1 bay leaf, 3 cloves, 2 star aniseed, few kalpasi, 2 cardamom and 2 cinnamon). Allow them to pop.
  4. Next, add the onions and saute until soft. Add the green chillies and ginger garlic. Saute it continuously for 4 minutes until the raw smell of the ginger garlic disappears.
  5. Next add the tomatoes and saute for few more minutes.
  6. Then add the curd and give it quick stir. 
  7. Now add the chilly powder and garamasala powder. Mix it well with the onion tomato mixture.
  8. Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. After few seconds add 1.5 cups of water and 1 cup of coconut milk. 
  9. Add the required salt and mix them well. Next, add the drained rice. Check your seasonings now and close it with a lid. 
  10. Keep on low flame and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. In between, open and check if its sticking to the bottom.
  11. After 20 minutes, switch off the flame and gently fluff the rice. 

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Geetanjali Khanna
Dec-06-2017
Geetanjali Khanna   Dec-06-2017

I really want to try this form a long time. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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