Uttar Pradesh
Sufiyani biryani
A white Lucknowi biryani with no chilli, onion or garlic. Saffron, curd, cream and quiet confidence.
100 minTime
38 gProtein each
mildSpice
0.5hPlan ahead. Soak for 0.5 hours first; the 100 minutes come after.
Make it your way
Grandma's wayWhite, mild, saffron scented. Lucknow's gentle biryani.
The original720kcalsame
38 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
100minutessame
Classic sufiyani biryani.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
4 steps- 1Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger, cashew paste, pepper, cardamom powder and salt for 1 hour.
- 2Cook the chicken in half the ghee with half the whole spices, covered, on low heat until cooked through with no pink at the bone and the gravy thick. Stir in cream.
- 3Boil the rice in salted water with the remaining whole spices until 70 percent done. Drain.
- 4Layer chicken and rice in a heavy pot. Top with saffron milk, kewra water, mint and remaining ghee. Seal and cook on very low heat for 20 minutes. Rest 10 minutes.
Serve it like this
Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.