Veg / Chicken / Mutton Biryani

Recipe by: Sajesh Nair (Executive Chef, Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad)

Portion: 04 People

Ingredients

  • Carrot, Beans, Green Peas / Chicken Curry Cut / Mutton Curry Cut : 600g
  • Red Chilly Powder : 30g
  • Green Cardamom : 2g
  • Salt : 10g
  • Ginger Garlic Paste : 100g
  • Mint : 50g
  • Coriander Fresh : 100g
  • Garam Masala : 10g
  • Green Chilly : 20g
  • Clove : 5g
  • Cinnamon Stick : 2g
  • Desi Ghee : 200g
  • Rose Water : 20g
  • Fried Onion : 300g
  • Curd : 500g
  • Saffron Water : 30g
  • Rice : 500g
  • Turmeric Powder : 2g

Method

  • Marinate the boiled vegetable or chicken curry cut or mutton curry cut in a vessel with ginger garlic paste, kashmiri red chilli powder, green cardamom powder
  • Rest for 1 hour, mix garam masala, chopped mint, chopped coriander, green chilli, whole spices, fried onion & curd.
  • Then boil water and add half of whole spices in it, boil rice up to 40 %.
  • Place rice over marinated Vegetables or chicken curry cut or mutton curry cut and spread properly, sprinkle saffron on top and ghee
  • Cook on dum for 20 – 25 min for veg biryani, 25 – 30 min for chicken biryani, 40 – 45 min for mutton biryani.
  • Then give rest for 15 minutes
  • Biryani is ready to serve.