Hyderabadi biryani (Samira)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:00:12 GMT

Step 1

Fry or use ready fried onions keep aside

Step 2

Cook rice with bay leaves and some cardamom, peppercorns, cinnamon and salt. Cool until firm

Step 3

Grind the seeds (caraway, cardamom, peppercorn, cinnamon and clove ). Also add dhana jeeru. (Can use woolies garam masala added )

Step 4

Take mutton/ or chicken and marinate with: ginger, garlic, salt , spice mix , red chilli powder, red masala, yoghurt, mint and coriander, crushed fried onions, lemon juice and 1T oil Keep aside for an hour or two.

Step 5

Heat ghee in a pan and sauté cardamom and cinnamon and add onions. Cook until soft

Step 6

Add marinated meat mix and cook on high. Then lower and simmer and cook until done. Add water.

Step 7

Place some ghee in a thick bottomed pan. Add half of rice.

Step 8

Add cooked chicken mixture and add torn mint leaves

Step 9

Add the rest of the rice and drizzle the saffron mixture over. And add remaining fried onions

Step 10

Cover and steam with a dum

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