TOMATO PUREE BIRIYANI

INGREDIENTS :

Onion - 1 sliced
Refer here for Tomato Puree.... (source:Wikihow) : 1 cup
Green chillies -2 slit
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon sticks - 2
Annasai flower - 2
Biriyani leaves - 2
Coriander leaves - few
Ginger- garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds powder - 1/2 tsp
Boiled milk - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Heat a spoon of ghee in a biriyani kadai / pot . Fry whole garam masala spices for a minute , followed by sliced onions till golden brown.
2. Add slit chillies , ginger-garlic paste , tomato puree with spice powders and saute for 2-3 minutes till the raw smell leaves .
3. Then add rice to it and saute for a minute . Add 11/2 cups of water and 1/4 of milk and simmer to slow flame , cover with a lid and cook till done .

Linking it with SYS - October 2013 by Viji .