Lucknowi Biryani

Lucknowi Biryani

📍 Uttar Pradesh 🍽️ Awadhi Non-Vegetarian 🍗 Hard 👁️ 35 views
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The refined Awadhi biryani from Lucknow - fragrant with kewra and saffron, layered with slow-cooked meat. Subtle, aromatic and aristocratic.

60mPrep
90mCook
150mTotal
6Serves
580kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook mutton with yoghurt, biryani masala, fried onions, salt and ghee on slow heat (dum) for 45 minutes until 80% done.

    45 min
  2. 2

    Parboil rice until 60% cooked in salted water with whole spices. Drain.

    10 min
  3. 3

    Layer parboiled rice over the semi-cooked mutton in the pot.

    5 min
  4. 4

    Drizzle saffron milk, kewra water and ghee over rice. Seal pot with dough.

    5 min
  5. 5

    Cook on high heat 5 minutes then lowest heat 30 minutes. Serve with burani raita.

    35 min