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  Hyderabadi biryani , also known as  Hyderabadi Dum biryani , is a style of biryani  from Hyderabad , India  made with Basmati rice  and   meat  and cooked with the dum phukt  method. Originating in the kitchens of the Nizam of   Hyderabad , it combines elements of Hyderabadi  and Mughlai  cuisines. Hyderabad biryani is a key dish in Hyderabadi cusine   Ingredients:   Base ingredients are basmati rice , meat  or (sometime chicken  or beef ), dahi , fried onion  and ghee . Spices include; cinnamon , cloves , cardamon  ( elaichi ), bay leaves , nutmeg , papaya paste,carway  (shahi jeera), mace flower (javitri), star anise  (biryani flower), lemon , and saffron . coriander leaves  and garnis h . Recipe: Clean the meat. Now in a pan add meat, salt, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, green chilli paste, sauted brown onions, cardamom powder, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cloves, mace, mint leaves and lemon juice.  Mix all of these ingredients thoroughly together.  Add curd, clarified butter,