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Fragrant vegetable & cashew biryani
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Fragrant vegetable & cashew biryani

19 ingredients 40 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Fragrant vegetable & cashew biryani

A delicious vegetarian main dish or accompaniment to another curry, ideal for a curry buffet or spicy feast

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

927
Calories
41g
Protein
29g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 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
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 500g basmati rice
  • 2 large onions , halved and thinly sliced
  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil
  • thumb-size piece fresh root ginger , shredded
  • 65g sachet korma curry paste (we used Sharwood's)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 green cardamom pods
  • 3 star anise
  • 250g diced potatoes
  • 1 small cauliflower , cut into small florets
  • 250g Greek yogurt
  • 225g frozen peas
  • 2 good pinches saffron
  • ½ tsp rosewater
  • butter , for greasing
  • 100g roasted, salted cashews nuts
  • 2 onions , halved and very thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • good handful coriander

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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