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Vegan Aloo Chole Biryani

Aloo Chole Biryani is a wholesome, high protein, flavourful Indian dish! Made with potatoes, chickpeas, rice and a bunch of spices.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 people 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients

Aloo Chole

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 3 medium onions (sliced)
  • 2 x 400g canned chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp grated garlic
  • 34 green chillies (chopped (or less depending how spicy your chillies are))
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cloves
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 1 cup tinned tomatoes (pureed)
  • 300350 ml water
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tbsp pink salt
  • 1/4 cup vegan yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi
  • 2 tbsp anardana powder (pomegranate powder)

Potatoes

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 34 boiled or steamed potatoes (660g)
  • pinch of salt

Rice

  • 1 1/2 cups rice (washed and soaked for 15 minutes)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 cloves
  • lemon or lime wedge

Topping

  • coriander leaves
  • caramelised onions (optional)

Instructions

Rice

  1. Wash the rice a couple of times, then soak in some water for 15 minutes. Pour the rice and water into a deep pot along with all the spices, lemon wedge and add around 6 cups of more water. Cook rice until its 3/4 cooked, it should have a slight bite to it. Then drain the rice, and scatter over a baking dish and allow to cool.

Crispy Aloo (Potatoes)

  1. Heat oil in a pan, add the potatoes and a sprinkle of salt. Cook until the potatoes become crispy! Transfer potatoes into a bowl. (So you can use the same pan for the chole curry).

Chole Curry

  1. In the same pan, heat oil then add onions and sauté until they're caramelised.
  2. Add cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves. peppercorns, green chillies and sauté for a few seconds.
  3. Add grated ginger and garlic and cook for 30-40 seconds. Stirring often.
  4. Add the pureed tomato and add all the ground spices. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
  5. Add water and (drained) chickpeas, bring the curry to a boil. Then cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  6. Mix in the vegan yogurt, then the kasuri methi by rubbing it between your fingertips/hands.

Biryani Assembly

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C / 160C fan.
  2. Once the rice and curry are cooked, layer them in a big enough dish.
  3. Layer the biryani. Curry – rice – coriander – curry – potatoes – rice – coriander- curry- potatoes – rice, then some caramelised onions and coriander.
  4. Cover with foil and bake for 35 – 45 minutes. Or until the Biryani is hot and the rice has cooked.
  5. Allow to cool slightly and enjoy with some vegan yogurt!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 428