This is a vegetarian recipe where rice along with chana dal is stuffed in pumpkin and steam cooked.
- 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.