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Mutton biryani and chicken biryani in two bowls side by side, comparing the two

Mutton vs Chicken Biryani: Cuts, Times and Water

Mutton and chicken need different handling before they ever meet the rice. Cuts, pre-cook times, water ratios and a full mutton biryani recipe. Read more...

Biryani prep on a marble kitchen island: marinated chicken, soaked rice, a copper pot

Biryani for Beginners: Your First Pot, Step by Step

A first-timer's biryani written so it cannot go wrong: shopping list, equipment, step-by-step method and the ten mistakes that trip up a first attempt. Read more...

Home biryani pot sealed with dough on an iron tawa over a gas flame, dum cooking at home

How to Dum Biryani at Home Without an Oven

Dum is a sealed pot, a tawa underneath and patience, not an oven. Here is the dough seal, the foil shortcut and the pressure cooker version, with exact timings. Read more...

Ennai kathirikai: small stuffed brinjals in glossy dark tamarind gravy in a kadai

Ennai Kathirikai: Brinjal Curry for Biryani

The tamarind, peanut and sesame stuffed brinjal curry Tamil Muslim kitchens serve next to biryani, made from scratch in 55 minutes. Read more...

Soaked seeraga samba rice draining through a brass sieve over a copper pot in a marble kitchen

How to Cook Seeraga Samba Rice for Biryani

The house method for cooking seeraga samba rice for biryani: wash and soak times, the exact water ratio, pressure cooker and pot methods, and what to do when it goes... Read more...

Paneer and mushroom veg biryani with mint leaves in a clay pot

Veg Biryani, South Indian Paste Style: Paneer Recipe

Paneer, mushroom, soya and mixed veg each need slightly different handling before the paste and rice take over. Timings for each, and a full paneer recipe. Read more...

South Indian egg biryani topped with masala-roasted boiled eggs and fried onions

Egg Biryani, South Indian Style: Step by Step

Eggs need no marination, just a boil, a score and a short roast in the paste. The full method, an egg prep comparison and a complete recipe. Read more...

Hyderabadi Biryani Recipe | Dum Style | Ready in 40 mins | Serves 4

Hyderabadi Dum Biryani — the benchmark of all biryanis. Saffron, dum, and deep marination made easy with Spicy South Hyderabadi Biryani Paste. Ready in 40 minutes. Read more...

Andhra Green Chilli Chicken Recipe | Ready in 20 mins | Serves 4

Andhra Green Chilli Chicken is fast, fiery, and nothing like a regular curry. Clean heat from green chillies, ready in 20 minutes with Spicy South Andhra Green Chilli Paste. Read more...

Spicy South Bengaluru Donne Biryani Paste

Bengaluru Donne Biryani Recipe | Ready in 30 mins | Serves 4

Bengaluru's legendary military hotel biryani made with Seeraga Samba rice and a distinct coconut-spice masala base. Cook Donne Biryani at home in 30 minutes using Spicy South Bengaluru Donne Biryani... Read more...

Spicy South Andhra Nellore Biryani Paste

Andhra Nellore Biryani Recipe | Ready in 30 mins | Serves 4

Nellore biryani is not for the faint-hearted. One of Andhra's fiercest biryanis — bold red, deeply spiced, cooked on high heat. Ready in 30 minutes with Spicy South Andhra Nellore... Read more...