Biryani
70 minSpecial Occasions
A short home-style guide to Biryani. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Chicken (Murghi)No chicken? Use mutton or beef (cook longer), or soya chunks.
- Rice (Chawal)No rice? Use any other rice, or broken rice (cooks faster).
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- Yogurt (Dahi)No yogurt? Use milk with 1 tsp lemon juice, rested 10 minutes.
- Tomato (Tamatar)No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
Method
- Cook chicken with fried onion, yogurt, tomato and masalas.
- Par-boil the rice, layer it over the chicken and steam on low (dum) for 20 minutes.