How to make Hyderabad Biryani | Hyderabadi Biryani Recipe

Published by Anushka Chauhan on 28 April 2024

How to make Hyderabad Biryani | Hyderabadi Biryani Recipe

About Hyderabadi Biryani Recipe

One of the most popular biryani recipes, Hyderabadi Biryani is a dish from the south region but spread all across the country, and even abroad. Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is a popular one in the kitchen of Mughal Nizams of Hyderabad. Actually, it is popular for Chicken and mutton dum biryani. This flavourful and delectable gastronomical magic is a treat to relish on and is often cooked for dinner parties in north Indian kitchens. Cook it at home to make a mark at your dinner party and thank us later!

Ingredients of Hyderabadi Biryani

- 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 Cinnamon sticks
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 4 Cloves
- A pinch of Mace
- to taste Mint leaves
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 250 gms Curd
- 4 tbsp Clarified butter
- 750 gms Semi-cooked rice
- 1 tsp Saffron strand
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1/2 cup Oil

For garnishing:
- Eggs, boiled
- Carrots, sliced
- Cucumbers

Hyderabadi Biryani

How to Make Hyderabadi Biryani | Step by Step

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 it with a lid and cook for about 25 minutes.

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