Sweet Corn Biryani !

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup basmati rice (soaked in water for 1 hour)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon ghee (or oil)
• 3/4 cup sweet corn (frozen)
• 1/4 cup low-fat yogurt
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 2 3/4 cups hot water
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 tomato (skinned and pureed)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 3/4 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 1 cardamom (small)
• 10 mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons coconut, grated
• 2 green chilies
• 2 tablespoons cashews, roasted in ghee
• 2 tablespoons raisins, roasted in ghee
• 3 -5 mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 microwave oil and ghee mixture on high for 1 minute uncovered.
• 2 add bay leaf, cumin seeds and onion.
• 3 mix and microwaveon high for 5 minutes uncovered.
• 4 add the ground paste, turmeric powder and tomato.
• 5 mix and microwave on high for 2 minutes uncovered.
• 6 add rice.
• 7 mix and microwave on high for 2 minutes uncovered.
• 8 stir in the low-fat yogurt, milk, salt and hot water.
• 9 microwave on high for 6 minutes uncovered.
• 10 fluff up the rice.
• 11 add sweet corn, lemon juice and sugar.
• 12 mix and microwave on high for 6 minutes uncovered.
• 13 microwave further on high for 3 minutes covered.
• 14 allow standing time of 2 minutes.
• 15 serve garnished with cashews, raisins and mint leaves.
• 16 serve hot with onion-tomato raita!
• 17 notes: a small tip- microwave any rice preparation for a minimum of 2 minutes covered, for a finishing touch.