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Vegetable biryani
Photo: Gabriel Gurrola

Vegetable biryani

16 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Vegetable biryani

Layered spicy vegetables, basmati rice and cashew nuts are just the ticket in this traditional vegetarian Indian dish.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

733
Calories
23g
Protein
15g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
French Bean 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

  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 medium potato
  • ¼ green pepper
  • ¼ red pepper
  • 25g/1oz French beans
  • 50g/2oz frozen peas
  • 1 tsp tomato purée
  • ½ tsp finely chopped green chillies
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp ground turmeric
  • 225g/8oz cooked basmati rice
  • 1 small onion
  • 4 roasted cashew
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • , to serve yoghurt

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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