Mouth watering hyderabadi biryani

mithy232 · Jun 27, 2011

I love this recipe spuppala :thumbsup

You didn't add water while cooking rice & marinated chicken together. Is that right?

spuppala · Jun 28, 2011

hi mithi,am very happy that you liked the recipe thank you..
Regd your doubt,it depends on how well you have marinated the chicken and cooked the rice to correct consistency.If sufficient moisture is there in the marinated chicken and the rice is half cooked propery you need not add any water and it will get cooked properly.

alternatively ,you can do this to avoid any accidents to the biryani

Cook the chicken first to 80% done and then keep dum..then u need not worry at all

spuppala · Jun 28, 2011

Hi to all my dear IL friends,

Am very happy that this post has crossed 1000+ views..and really really very happy ..Its a great encouragement ..
thanks a lot guys!!

Cheers
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mithy232 · Jun 29, 2011

Thanks for the idea.

You are a great cook :thumbsup
I love all your recipes.

mithy232 · Jun 29, 2011

One more doubt - What is Javeri mace?

spuppala · Jun 29, 2011

hi mithy,

Am really really very happy that you liked all my recipes..Its a great encouragement for me..Am very thankful to you dear

mace is one kind of aromatic spice which resembles saffron.am attaching its pic for you You can get it in any super market or normal general store

melon123 · Jun 29, 2011

hi spuppala and all.. good to know that u gals r interested in cooking hyd biryani.. i am from hyd... i cook mutton/chicken biryani very often..... i prepare marinate(dont add curd here) and keep it overnight if it is mutton and i am cooking it in the morning itself.. else 4 -6 hrs marination is also fine... just before giving dum u can add curd and mix the marination... u dont need to cook the marination separate..cook rice until it is 3/4th done in separate dish add coriander,mint leaves and spices... drain the rice.. layer that on marination.. sprinkle fried crushed onion, coriander and mintleaves, food color and cook it for 10-15 mins on medium flame.. then shift the dish on tawa with low flame and let it cook for 20 mins... dont open imdtly.. leave it for sometime as it is.. then u can serve...