How to Make Tomato Biryani in Rice Cooker
Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in cinnamon, fennel and cardamom. Let them sizzle for a min. Now add in onions and green chillies. Saute them till golden brown. Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min. Add in all the spice powders, salt and sugar. Give them a 30 seconds stir. Now add in the chopped tomatoes and mix them all with the yummy masala. Let them cook for 5 mins till the tomatoes turn mushy. Add in coriander and mint leaves and give a quick stir. The masala is done. Now take your rice cooker bowl. Add this masala in it, along with drained rice, coconut milk and water. Mix well. Taste the water to check the seasoning. Now put the bowl in your electric rice cooker and switch on it. Cook till done. Once done, fluff it up and serve with raita.
How to Make Tomato Biryani on Stove Top
Once your tomato masala is made, add the drained rice and give a quick stir. Now add in coconut milk, water and bring everything to a good boil. Now simmer the flame and cook covered till the rice has absorbed all the water. It will take around 15 to 20 mins. Now turn the stove off and let it sit covered for 5 mins. Open the lid and fluff the rice. You are done.
About this Recipe
Tomato Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious thakkali biryani recipe made in a rice cooker or pressure cooker. Tomato biryani recipe is made with rice, tomatoes, onions, spices and coconut milk. In addition to that, this recipe is made in an electric rice cooker. So you don’t have to baby sit the biryani. Just make the masala and transfer it to the cooker and thats it. That gadget will do the work for you. For those who don’t have an electric cooker i have mentioned the steps for making this on stove top too. So try this and let me know how it turned out for you. And this tomato biryani taste yummy with onion raita. Check out my other raita recipes too. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.
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