KUSHKA RECIPE/PLAIN BRIYANI RECIPE/KUSHKA PLAIN BRIYANI RECIPE

Kuska is flavoured rice adding all spices to avoid meat. Cooking method similar vegetable biryani mushroom biryani and also like chicken biryani type. This is really quick and easy recipe even when you are out of meat and when you want to have biriyani its absolutely perfect. Kuska Biryani tastes best when served with onion raita and Chips. It can also be served with potato kurma, chicken kurma or vegetable kurma. It is an easy one pot meal hence it comes in handy on a busy day if you have very less time.

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1 cup
water - 11/2 cup
Oil - 3 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Cloves - 3
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon stick - 2 piece
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Green chilly - 1
Onion - 2
Tomato - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Curd - 1/4 cup
Lemon - few drop
Coriander leave
Mint leaves
Salt as per taste

How to prepare kuska plain biryani recipe?

1. Wash basmati rice and soap in 30 minutes. Heat pressure cooker and oil and ghee. Once it becomes heat oil add the whole spices. I am adding cloves,cardamom ,cinnamon stick ,bay leaf and fennel seeds.

2. It's all fried a little well. Next to add green chilli i m using one green chilli. This only using for seasoning purpose not for heat tolerance.

3. Add mint leaves and coriander leaves saute well when it turn to shrink.

4. Add onions finely chopped saute well when it turns to golden brown.

5. Add in the chopped tomatoes saute well and they become mushy.

6. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt. Cook well and they separate the oil. Get a thick paste consistency.

7. Add curd and lemon juice mixed well.

8. Now add basmati rice and water. One cup of basmati rice will need one and a half cups of water.

9. Taste the water, add salt and spices if anything less. Close the cooker and cook for high flame. 

10. Now dry the water and  rice will come on the topping. Next close the cooker fully cook for 10 minutes for low flame.

11. After 10 minutes off the flame. Wait for a few minutes to release the pressure and open the cooker. Fluffy rice

12. Now Kushka plain biryani recipe ready to serve. It's served with onion raita. Try it and Enjoy it. Don't forget to share your comments and have a great day.

Note: This is an easy method for any rice recipe cooked in a pressure cooker. I'm mostly used to this method don't putting on a whistle.

If you want to put on a whistle, set medium flame and wait for two whistles.

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Heat a pressure cooker add oil and ghee

Once heat the oil and ghee add the spices and green chilli

Spices are sauté well next to add coriander leaves and mint leaves

Add onion it's chopped lengthwise and saute well

Onion turn golden brown to add ginger garlic paste. Saute the ginger garlic paste until it goes raw smell.

Next add chopped tomatoes saute well

Tomatoes are cooked well

Add powder spices masala turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder

Masala as set it next to add curd 

Add few drops of lemon juice

Saute well to get thick paste

Add the basmati rice it's soak 30 minutes before cooking

Add one and a half cup of water to one cup of basmati rice

After a while the water dries and the rice comes to the top

Now to sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves

Now put the stove on low heat and let it cook for 10 minutes then turn off the stove after 10 minutes.

Next release the pressure and open it

Fluff rice kusha plain briyani now ready to serve

Kushka plain briyani serve in onion raita enjoy it.