Hyderabadi biryani known as Hyderabadi dum biryani, is a style of biryani from Hyderabad, India made with basmati rice and goat meat and cooked with the dum pukht method.
Originating in the kitchens of the Nizam of Hyderabad, it combines elements of Hyderabadi and Mughlai cuisines.
Process Of Making Dum Biryani
Ingredients of Hyderabadi Biryani
1 Kg chicken
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 Cinnamon sticks
1 tbsp cumin seeds
4 ClovesA pinch of maceto taste mint leaves
2 tbsp lemon juice
250 gms curd
4 tbsp clarified butter
750 gms semi cooked rice
1 tsp saffron
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
Garnish ingredients:Eggs, boiledCarrots, slicedCucumbers
How to Make Hyderabadi Biryani
1.Clean the meat. Now in a pan add chicken, 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.
