Hyderabadi Biryani

 

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 garnish.

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, semi cooked rice, saffron, water and oil. Mix it well. Now apply sticky dough on the sides of the pan. Cover with lid to seal it and cook for about 25 minutes. Hyderabadi Biryani is ready to eat. Garnish it with boiled eggs, sliced carrots, cucumbers and serve hot.