Echorer biryani, vegetarian green jackfruit biryani

Ingredients

• 500 g of green jackfruit, cut into cubes
• 400 g of basmati rice (2 cups)
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 2-3 green, slightly damaged chili peppers
• 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
• 1 teaspoon of red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon of ground cilantro
• 1 tablespoon of biryani spice
• 3 cinnamon sticks, 3 cardamom pods, and 3 cloves
• One bay leaf
• 120 g of yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of ghee
• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 1 pinch of saffron steeped in 2 tablespoons of warm milk
• 10 to 12 cashew nuts
• 10 to 12 grapes
• 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro and mint
• salt
• 850 ml of water

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Peel the jackfruit, cut it into small cubes, and boil it in water with turmeric for 10 minutes; drain it.

Wash the rice, let it soak for 30 minutes, and then drain it.

Lightly brown the bacon in 2 tablespoons of oil, then set it aside.

In the same frying pan, add the remaining oil and cook the onion until golden brown. Then, add the ginger-garlic paste and cook for 1 minute.

Add the tomato, turmeric, chili pepper, cumin, cilantro, and salt, and cook until browned, adding a little water if the spices start to stick.

Add the yogurt and biryani spices, cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the jackfruit and cook for another 5 minutes.

Bring the water to a boil with the bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and a pinch of salt. Add the rice and cook for about 7/8 of the cooking time, then drain.

Spread 1 tablespoon of ghee in the bottom of a deep-sided dish, then layer half of the rice and half of the zucchini.

Cover the remaining rice and quinoa with saffron-infused milk, sprinkle with cashews, grapes, and herbs, and add the remaining ghee.

Seal tightly (if necessary, using a pastry bag) and let it simmer over very low heat for 15 to 20 minutes.

Open, gently mix, and serve hot with a raita or salad.