Kuska/Plain Biryani is a simple and easy base biryani, basically without any vegetables or meat. This is a one-pot meal with lots of flavors. In most of the hotels, they use either basmati rice or seeraga samba rice in making kuska. Typically in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, they use seeraga samba rice. I…
Biryani Recipe
Seeraga Samba Rice Chicken Biryani in Mealthy Multipot
Seeraga Samba Rice is extensively grown in the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu. This is a small ovular grain with more starch. This grain is as small as cumin and hence named seeraga samba. Seeraga means cumin. Seeraga Samba rice has numerous health benefits and hence much consumed in Tamil Nadu. This is the…
Paneer Biryani Recipe | Paneer Pulao – One Pot Meal
Paneer Biryani is one of the simple and easy biryani which can be prepared even by a novice. Simple masalas along with paneer take this biryani to the next level. This is a single pot meal and yet no compromise in the taste. This paneer biryani is best suitable for the tiffin box as kids…
Herbal Chicken Biryani Recipe / Green Chicken Biryani / Nilgiri Biryani
Herbal Chicken Biryani is made with lots of mints and coriander leaves. This biryani turns out to be green in color and the actual name of this biryani is Nilgiri Biryani. This biryani is cooked with a handful of mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies and other whole spices which are ground and marinated. I…
Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe – Salem Style
Chicken Dum Biryani – Salem Style is one of the South Indian special Biryani from the region of Salem, Tamil Nadu. I have already posted my moms version of Salem Style Chicken Biryani which is prepared easily using the pressure cooker method. Now I am sharing my MILs method of Chicken Dum Biryani. In my mom’s…
Ambur Style Mutton Biryani Recipe| Dum Biryani
Ambur Style Mutton Biryani – one of the most famous Biryani in Tamil Nadu from Ambur. Ambur is a town in the Vellore District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of the Palar River on the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway. Ambur Style Mutton Biryani is cooked in gigantic containers over wood-fired stoves, the crucial aspect behind the biryani’s consistency is the ‘dum’…
Coconut Milk Pulao Recipe | Thengai Paal Sadam
Coconut Milk Pulao is an exotic South Indian classic dish prepared from freshly extracted coconut milk. Coconut Milk Pulao is known as Thengai Paal Sadam in Tamil. This is usually prepared using seeraga samba rice. I wanted to try this with Basmati Rice and so made using it. Coconut Milk Pulao gives a divine flavor as we…
Chettinad Chicken Biryani | Chettinad Kozhi Biryani Recipe
Chettinad Chicken Biryani is a popular dish from the region of Chettinad. This Biryani is very flavourful due to coconut milk that is added instead of plain water and the spices. In Chettinad, Biryani is prepared using Seeraga Samba rice / Basmati rice. If you make use of proper proportion of rice, coconut milk and water,…
Tomato Biryani | Tomato Pulao Recipe
Tomato Biryani / Tomato Pulao comes to mind when there are no vegetables in the pantry. When no vegetables are available and want to pack lunch, then go ahead and prepare this Biryani. Trust me it equally tastes similar to any other Biryani or Pulao with a little tangy taste of tomato. My daughter loves almost…
Vegetable Biryani | Vegetable Pulao Recipe (using Coconut Milk)
Vegetable Biryani is an exotic classical Indian dish prepared with lots of vegetables and spices. This can be had along with any raitha. Again biryani comes in various versions and prepared originally using basmati rice. It’s a healthy and delicious one pot meal where all nutritional values fall in a place. One of the best biryani…
