Biryani is one of the most popular dishes within Indian cuisine and a true celebration of Indian culture. It is traditionally cooked and enjoyed during festive or special occasions. Biryani is essentially a one pot dish that is made up of layers of fluffy, saffron infused basmati rice, fried golden onions, and meat marinated in a number of warming spices and herbs.

My biryani recipe is cooked in Dum style, which is a popular cooking method where the biryani is cooked in a sealed pot over low heat, allowing the flavours and aromas of the spices and ingredients to infuse into the rice.

To prepare dum style biryani, the marinated meat is first partially cooked, and then layered with partially cooked rice in a large pot. The pot is then sealed with a tight-fitting lid, and slow cooked over a low heat. This slow cooking method allows the flavours of the spices and ingredients to infuse into the rice, resulting in a delicious, aromatic and flavourful biryani.

My biryani recipe has received a lot of praise over the years, as I’ve cooked this dish for my family, friends as well as professionally to teach other people. From years of cooking and teaching, I’ve realised that while most people love eating a biryani most are actually quite intimidated to attempt cooking a biryani at home. This was my inspiration to create an authentic biryani kit for people to be able to create an ultimate biryani banquet at home. I hope you will enjoy my biryani recipe alongside a cooling raita, fresh kachumber salad, and comforting masala chai.