| Ingredients used in QASAR E QUBOOLI |
| • Pumpkin - 1 number. |
| • Salt - to taste. |
| • Oil - 3 tablespoons. |
| • Cardamom - 5 numbers. |
| • Cloves - 5 numbers. |
| • Bay leaf - 1 number. |
| • Cinnamon - 2 sticks. |
| • Star anise - 1/2 piece. |
| • Mace - 2-3 grams. |
| • Black cumin seeds - 1/2 tea spoon. |
| • Kalpasi - 4 grams. |
| • Onions(slices) - 1 number. |
| • Green chillies - 3 numbers. |
| • Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tea spoon. |
| • Green chili paste - 1/2 tea spoon. |
| • Basmati rice - 1 cup. |
| • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon. |
| • Red chili powder - 1 tea spoon. |
| • Coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon. |
| • Cumin powder - 1/2 tea spoon. |
| • Coriander leaves(chopped) - 1/2 cup. |
| • Mint leaves - 1/2 cup. |
| • Chana dal(soaked and boiled) - 1 cup. |
| • Yogurt - 1/2 cup. |
| • Lime juice - 1 tablespoon. |
| • Saffron - 1 pinch. |
| • Ghee - 2 tablespoons. |
| • Fried onions - 1/2 cup. |
| Method: |
- Cut upper portion of pumpkin and remove seeds so that we can stuff biryani.
- Spread little salt inside and pork it with fork from outside.
- Soak basmati rice for 30 minutes and strain the water.
- Boil water in pan and add basmati rice, little salt, 1 pinch black cumin seeds, 1 tablespoon oil and cook it.
- Stain water and rest it.
- Heat oil in a pan and add cardamom, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, star anise, mace, black cumin seeds, kalpasi and saute it.
- To it add onions, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, green chili paste and saute it.
- To it add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, coriander leaves, mint leaves, chana dal, yogurt and cook it.
- Switch off flame then add lime juice and mix it.
- Add chana dal mixture as a layer, spread another layer of rice and top it with saffron in little water.
- Add ghee on top and upper portion of pumpkin spread wheat dough and seal lower portion of pumpkin.
- Take the steamer and add water, ginger garlic paste then place steamer tray.
- On it add pumpkin and place lid and cook for 45 minutes.
- For plain qubooli take another pan and add leftover chana dal mixture, rice, saffron water and place the lid and cook it for 12- 15 minutes.
- Now spread the biryani in a round circle and place pumpkin biryani in the center and garnish with mint leaves and coriander leaves.
Now qasar r qubooli is ready to serve.
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