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Vegetable vegan biriyani with carrot salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Vegetable vegan biriyani with carrot salad

26 ingredients 30 min + 40 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Vegetable vegan biriyani with carrot salad

A meat and dairy-free, Indian-inspired basmati rice dish with cauliflower, French beans, peas, potatoes, homemade curry paste and carrot salad

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1771
Calories
56g
Protein
38g
Fat
310g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 23 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Naan 1 piece (90g) 262
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Saffron not in our table 0
French Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Cashew Nut not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 400g basmati rice
  • pinch saffron threads (optional)
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 cauliflower , cut into florets
  • 2 potatoes , cut into chunks
  • 100g red lentils
  • 100g French beans , trimmed and cut in half
  • handful curry leaves
  • 2 handfuls frozen peas
  • small bunch coriander
  • 50g roasted cashew nuts, roughly chopped
  • poppadoms and naan bread, to serve
  • 1 large onion , roughly chopped
  • large piece ginger , roughly chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 small green chilli
  • 4 carrots
  • pinch of golden caster sugar
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • handful cashew nuts, roughly chopped
  • handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , shredded into matchsticks
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds , toasted

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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