Vegetable Biryani - with cups & ounces
Our vegetable biryani recipe written for US kitchens - cup and ounce measurements, °F oven temperatures, and American ingredient names you'll find at Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Sprouts or your local farmers' market.
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Ingredients - Serves 6
Prep 25 minutes · Cook 45 minutes
| 14.1 oz (400 g) | basmati rice, soaked 30 minutes, drained |
| 2 tbsp | ghee or vegan butter |
| 2 | onions, thinly sliced |
| 1 | cauliflower, cut into florets |
| 2 | carrots, diced |
| 3 tbsp | biryani spice mix |
| 1.67 cups (400 ml) | vegetable stock |
| Pinch | saffron, in 3 tbsp warm water |
| 2 tbsp | dried apricots, roughly chopped |
Method
American cooking note
US ovens run hotter than UK ovens of the same nominal setting - start checking 5 minutes early. Brand-wise, Califia Farms or Oatly Barista are the closest US matches for the cream-style milks used in the original recipe.
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