Comments on: Hyderabad Veg Biryani – Authentic Dum Hyderabad Vegetable Biryani

By: Priyanka Soni

Priyanka Soni — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:50:49 +0000

thanks a lot for reply..

By: dassana

dassana — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:06:07 +0000

dear priyanka, yes you can avoid saffron in the recipe. still, if you want the yellow color to the biryani, you can add turmeric to the milk-curd mixture.

you can also powder the spices used in the biryani instead of adding them to the gravy.

By: Priyanka Soni

Priyanka Soni — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:56:38 +0000

Nice recipe.
I like the pics of this biryani.
Can i avoid saffron in this recipe? and can i make a powder of garam masala which u have added in veg gravy?? plz reply soon as i want to make it in today’s dinner and today is my husband’s b’day..
thanks a lot for sharing this recipe..

By: Jyoti

Jyoti — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:06:56 +0000

hi…

I tried this at home and WOW…my family loved it. Thank you for sharing!

By: rashmita

rashmita — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:11:08 +0000

thanks for the explanation with picture…. its really very nice

By: dassana

dassana — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:03:14 +0000

thats great kunal… the biryani should be mildly spiced… this is how we learn from trial and error. so next time i am sure the biryani you will make will be great and perfect.

By: Kunal

Kunal — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:30:57 +0000

Thanks a lot!!!! the marination method worked really well. Gr8 recipe. However, i’m an amatuer and realized tht the spices need to be milder in Dum Biryani. Thanks again for your timely reply!

By: dassana

dassana — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:22:02 +0000

yes anastasia, you can make this in a sauce pan keeping the towel and and then the lid on top. i also have cooked in a pan with this kitchen towel technique. its better if the towel is moist and not completely dry. wet the towel in water and then completely wrung the towel and then place it on top of the pan.

just make sure that the sauce pan has a thick bottom, so that the biryani does not get burnt at the base.

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:12:07 +0000

Wow! As I am eating a take-out version of this; I can not imagine the luxury of eating one made of love. I am little thrown by the cooking method. Can I cook this in a sauce pan and lid it with a toewl then the lid?

By: Sushil Kansal

Sushil Kansal — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:10:50 +0000

Looks great! Will try certainly.

By: Sushil Kansal

Sushil Kansal — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:09:04 +0000

Looks great! Will try and tell.

By: dassana

dassana — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:47:41 +0000

thanks kunal. to add paneer you can follow two methods:

1: marinate the paneer and than grill the paneer instead of frying it. frying the paneer can make it hard and rubbery. add the grilled paneer lastly to the cooked vegetable gravy. let it simmer for a minute in the veg gravy. then assemble the layers as mentioned in the recipe and dum cook the biryani on fire or bake in an oven.

2: this step does not require for the paneer to be marinated. when the vegetables are all cooked, then add the chopped paneer. cook the veg gravy for 2-4 minutes till the paneer pieces become soft. switch off the fire. don’t overcook the paneer. finally assemble the biryani layers and cook on dum.

By: Kunal

Kunal — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:52:19 +0000

Thanks a lot Dassana. Haven’t cooked this recipe yet, but i’m sure it’l turn out to be great. Plan to cook it for my brother’s birthday tomorrow, but he’s really fond of paneer. So i wanna know, at what stage should i add paneer, Should i marinate it with curd, corriander, mint and spices after piercing it and refrigerate it for a few hours before using?? I read somewhere they marinate and refrigerate Lamb pieces before using in hyderabadi dum biryani. I’m afraid i might over cook or under cook it by not adding it at the right stage of the recipe. Thanks. It’d be great if Dassana or any of the readers could reply soon!!!

By: dassana

dassana — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:23:19 +0000

thanks roopa.

By: Kaustav Bhattacharya

Kaustav Bhattacharya — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:48:22 +0000

Made this for our 2011 Christmas lunch! Thanks for the recipe.

By: Roopa Ranganathan

Roopa Ranganathan — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:12:08 +0000

Thankyou for the wonderful receipe.

By: Roopa Ranganathan

Roopa Ranganathan — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:10:23 +0000

wow this was my first dish that came out very well. Everybody including my mother in law praised for making biryani so very tasty.Thank you.

By: deeepu

deeepu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:55:30 +0000

its soooo gud, and easy. thanku. 1st time i cook biryani.

By: Kavitha

Kavitha — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:37:39 +0000

hi i’m going to try this one soon!..thanx

By: Lalit

Lalit — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:19:59 +0000

Finally i cooked Hyderabadi Veg Biriyani.It was good by considering my first attempt, taste was gr8.Atleast i cooked in proper way, not like a pulao dish.I come to know my mistakes also.Next time surely my friends will lick their fingers while having my Veg Briyani.

Thanks a lot Daasana.

By: Lalit

Lalit — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:49:24 +0000

Thanks Daasana, I am cooking veg biriyani first time today as per you guideline.Hope i will get gr8 result.I will let u know.

By: dassana

dassana — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:11:48 +0000

lalit, for the chicken biryani, you marinate the chicken with curd, ginger garlic paste and salt. if you want you can add the rest of the spice powders to the marination as well, like turmeric powder and chili powder. the rest of the steps are same. instead of adding the veggies, you can add the marinated chicken with the entire marinated yogurt mixture. some other spice powders like dhania/coriander powder and garam masala powder can also be added while cooking the chicken. you can also add more curd if desired. and you pressure cook or cover and cook the chicken instead of the veggies.the layering steps are the same. i hope this info is helpful to you. if not you can check out this blog where hyderabadi chicken biryani recipe is shown in a step by step procedure with pictures: hyderabadi chicken biryani

By: Lalit

Lalit — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:56:25 +0000

Daasana, how hyderabadi chiken biriyani is different from Veg biriyani as you described here?
I know that you can not add recipe of chiken biriyani here.But you can share that where are the different steps to make non veg biriyani in above mentioned recipes.

Thanks in advance.

By: dassana

dassana — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:47:12 +0000

thanks lalit. i will share the hyderabadi mirchi ka salan…

By: lalit

lalit — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:46:38 +0000

You relly described it with lot of love and care as seen by your Mom.

Loved it. Can you pls share the recipes of Mirchi Ka Salan in Hyderabadi style?