This easy and delicious beetroot vegetable biryani is my go-to on days when I feel like having a healthy biryani. A one-pot meal of rice, vegetables, and aromatic spices, it’s rich in flavor and elaborate enough to take center stage at parties or just for the family. Each bite is suffused with spice, veggies, or caramelized onions—deep and layered in flavor.
Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. – Barry Lopez.
When I decided to start my blog many years ago, my goal was to share food, the love of food, and the love of the stories behind the food. One of the very first blogs I followed and enjoyed reading was INDIAN SIMMER. Prerna’s penchant for Indian food is strong, and her stories were beautifully articulated. Her chicken curry post has to be my favorite, I’ve read it a few times and every time I read it, a string tugs at my heart. And it was no surprise when she won the SAVEUR blog award.
When Prerna, a mom and cookbook author, asked me if I could do a guest post on her blog, I was beyond thrilled. Thank you for allowing me to share your space with me. You can find the Recipe HERE.
My love for beets can be seen in this super healthy BEET CURRY, or the cooling Beet Green Yogurt soup, and many more recipes that I use often. I do have a soft spot for beets, and something I love about them is their brightness, which is often a well-needed splash of color in dishes. It works particularly well in this vegetable biryani, and they almost melt into the dish as if they had always been there. I also like to think of this combination as my homage to the food I love, biryani. This is an eye-catching dish and a very refreshing change to the beloved vegetable biryani. This recipe, like many of mine, came about when I had some leftover beetroot sabzi(a dry dish) and had to come up with a last minute lunch for my boys. That wasn’t what made me decide that this beetroot vegetable biryani would come to the blog.
“Mom, that beetroot vegetable biryani you sent to school, everyone loved it. They hate beetroot but loved this.” That compliment from my little boy, and indirectly from his friends, made this Beetroot Biryani a staple at home. And now it makes an appearance on the blog.
Now, sending you all over to Prerna’s beautiful blog(I’m sure many of you are already very aware of) to check out the recipe.
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No sign of beets at this time of year…sighs…I want those golden beets. The rice looks very appetizing!