Utpala's Kitchen: Baby Aloo Biryani

An Authentic Baby Aloo Dum Biryani!! You will definetly gonna love it. Trust me :)

INGREDIENTS:

For Curd Mixture
1 cup curd
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp biryani masala
1/2 tsp salt

For Aloo Masala
10 to 15 baby potatoes washed and peeled
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

For biryani
4 tbsp Oil
3 bay leaves
1 inch cinnamon
1/2 ginger garlic paste
6 green chilies
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp jeera
3 Dried Kapok buds
1 onion (lengthwise chopped)
1 Cup Basmati rice (soaked)
salt as required

PROCEDURE:

• Add chili powder, turmeric powder, biryani masala, salt to curd.

• Mix well and keep aside.

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in pressure cooker or kadai pan. Add chili powder and turmeric powder.

• Then add peeled potatoes and mix well.

• Fry for 5 mins and transfer this to bowl.

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in same pan and add onions. Fry till it turn into golden brown. Keep it aside.

• In a same pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When it start popping out add ginger garlic paste, chilies, bay leaves, buds, jeera,cloves. 

• Stril well. Add curd mixture and saute for 30 secs.

• Then fried baby potatoes. Saute for 1 min.

• Add fried onions and mix well.

• Add soaked rice to it and add 4 cups of water. And add salt as required.

• Pressure cook till 4 whistles and serve hot with raitha.