Name: Vegetable Quinoa Biryani Recipe
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon avocado oil; 2 whole dry chili peppers; 2 whole bay leaves; ½ cinnamon stick, broken into pieces; 4 whole cloves; ½ teaspoon whole cumin seeds, jeeru; 1 zucchini, thinly sliced; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 small eggplant, thinly sliced; 1 cup mixed vegetable; 2 green chiles, sliced; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons ginger, minced; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; ½ teaspoon turmeric, hardar; 1 teaspoon salt, (adjust based on taste preference); 2 teaspoons biryani masala pack; ½ cup water; 4 cups cooked quinoa

Vegetable Quinoa Biryani Recipe

How To Make Vegetable Quinoa Biryani

For a healthier choice when it comes to your choice of grains, our biryani recipe uses quinoa as a substitute while still getting that unique Indian flavor.

Preparation:

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspavocado oil
2wholedry chili peppers
2wholebay leaves
1/2cinnamon stickbroken into pieces
4wholecloves
1/2tspwhole cumin seedsjeeru
1zucchinithinly sliced
1mediumonionsliced
1smalleggplantthinly sliced
1cupmixed vegetable
2green chilessliced
4garlic clovesfinely chopped
2tspgingerminced
2tsppaprika
1tspred chili powder
1/2tspturmerichardar
1tspsaltadjust based on taste preference
2tspbiryani masala pack
1/2cupwater
4cupsquinoacooked

Instructions

Heat avocado oil in a pan. To this, add whole spices like bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, dry chili peppers, cloves and whole cumin seeds.
Once the spices start to sizzle, add the chopped veggies and garlic and ginger.
Add the remainder of the spices and water and mix well.
Cook for about 5 minutes, until veggies have softened and the flavors have incorporated.
In a separate pan, alternate with a bed of quinoa layered with the cooked veggies.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.
Enjoy!