Medley Biryani

This is actually what have you kind of Biryani ?

I often prepare dishes that basically what have you kind, for obvious reason, using up whatever I have in the fridge/freezer/pantry ?

If you’d like to, you can add or serve it with Gardein beefless strips to make it more complete!

I served mine with Indonesian pickles called “acar”, recipe is included.

In food processor, make powder of:
4-5 cloves
small tip of nutmeg
2 white cardamom
2 star anise

1 stick of cinnamon
2 Indonesian bay leaf (daun salam)
4-5 green cardamom
1 tsp coriander ground
1/2 tsp cumin ground
1/8 tsp turmeric ground

1 c almond milk
20 cashew, in food processor, turn into rough ground cashew
2 handful raisins
6 c cooked medley (mixture of rice, barley, split yellow and green peas – usually for minestrone soup)
3 tsp tomato paste

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
2 garlic
1/2 tsp minced ginger

salt to taste

To serve:
pickles
coriander leaf
lemon/lime juice
fried shallots (bawang goreng)

Heat oil, saute spices, onion, garlic, ginger
Stir in medley, rough ground cashew, raisin, tomato paste
Season with salt and pour in milk
Cover lid, cook on high until steam starts coming out. Lower heat to super low, and cook for another 5-8 mins
Release steam completely before removing lid

Pickles:

Cucumber, cut into sticks
Carrots, julienned or diced
1 small onion, sliced
3 garlic thinly sliced
Bird eye chilies, leave whole
Enough water
Vinegar to taste
Sugar to taste
Salt to taste

Chill for 2 H

Enjoy ?

Print Recipe

Medley Biryani

Ingredients

Spice Powder

• 4-5 cloves
• small tip of nutmeg
• 2 white cardamom
• 2 star anise

Biryani

• 1 stick of cinnamon
• 2 Indonesian bay leaf daun salam
• 4-5 green cardamom
• 1 tsp coriander ground
• 1/2 tsp cumin ground
• 1/8 tsp turmeric ground
• 1 c almond milk
• 20 cashew in food processor, turn into rough ground cashew
• 2 handful raisins
• 6 c cooked medley mixture of rice, barley, split yellow and green peas – usually for minestrone soup
• 3 tsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic
• 1/2 tsp minced ginger
• salt to taste

Acar

• Cucumber cut into sticks
• Carrots julienned or diced
• 1 small onion sliced
• 3 garlic thinly sliced
• Bird eye chilies leave whole
• Enough water
• Vinegar to taste
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste

To serve

• pickles
• coriander leaf
• lemon/lime juice
• fried shallots bawang goreng

Instructions

• In food processor, process spices into powder
• Heat oil, saute spices, onion, garlic, ginger
• Stir in medley, rough ground cashew, raisin, tomato paste
• Season with salt and pour in milk
• Cover lid, cook on high until steam starts coming out. Lower heat to super low, and cook for another 5-8 mins
• Release steam completely before removing lid

Acar

• Mix everything and chill for 2 H

To serve

• Serve biryani with acar
• Enjoy ?