HYDERABADI BIRYANI

For the chicken lovers, here is the most famous Indian biryani dish-"Hyderabadi Biryani". One of the most popular biryani recipe, Hyderabadi Biryani is a dish from down the south but spread all across the country and even abroad. This flavourful and delicious gastronomic wonder is a treat to relish on and is often cooked for dinner parties in north Indian kitchens. Create it at home to make a mark at your dinner party!

Ingredients:

• 1 Kg Meat

• 1 Tbsp Salt

• 1 Tbsp Ginger garlic paste

• 1 Tbsp Red chilli paste

• 1 Tbsp Green chilli paste (sauteed brown onions to taste)

• 1/2 Tbsp Cardamom powder

• 3-4 Sticks Cinnamon

• 1 Tbsp Cumin seeds

• 4 Cloves

• A pinch of Mace

• To taste Mint leaves

• 2 Tbsp Lemon juice

• 250 Gram Curd

• 4 Tbsp Clarified butter

• 750 Gram Semi cooked rice

• 1 tsp Saffron

• 1/2 Cup Water

• 1/2 Cup Oil

• Garnish ingredients:

• Eggs, boiled

• Carrots, sliced

• Cucumbers

Recipe:

1) Clean the meat. Now in a pan add meat, salt, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, green chilli paste, sauteed brown onions, cardamom powder, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cloves, mace, mint leaves and lemon juice.

2) Mix all of these ingredients thoroughly together.

3) Add curd, clarified butter, semi cooked rice, saffron, water and oil. Mix it well.

4) Now apply sticky dough on the sides of the pan.

5) Cover with lid to seal it and cook for about 25 minutes.

6) Hyderabadi Biryani is ready to eat. Garnish it with boiled eggs, sliced carrots, cucumbers and serve hot.