Recreating the famous Dindigul Biryani Ft. Sanjna _ Better than the Best - Episode 04 _ Cookd

Hi and welcome back to another episode of Better than the best where we take popular restaurant and fast food menu items suggested by you and make them better today .

Without any further ado , I'm jumping straight into the recipe and we are making biryani .

Wait am I allowed to say that traditional Biryani here in Tamala are usually served with an onion , Rita and Salma .

But today , I'm only going to be making the flavorful biryani .

There are two main components to this biryani , the flavorful saba rice and the also aromatic biryani masala , which will be the best that you've ever smelled .

I'm adding some peppercorns , some , I actually forgot what this is called in English .

So you can let me know in the comments section if you know that some clubs , cardamom , cinnamon and star .

I'm reserving the bay leaves to use them later .

The spices in this blend can be dry , roasted for a few minutes , but it's not compulsory .

So I'm blending as is I want a coarse powder for this masala .

And here you have the best ever South Indian Biryani masala and just like I said , it's coarse and texture .

There are many versions of this dial Biryani , but this is my version .

So let's get cooking .

Today's episode is going a little too fast .

No less talking more cooking just like someone told me in the previous video in the comment section .

But Rena tell me , is it even my video or my series if I'm not talking ?

Ok .

Anyway , let's get to it .

Sure .

I have some ground nut oil .

Wait before that if you wanna cook the recipe , don't worry because I'll be attaching it in the description down below .

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I'm adding the bay leafs that I reserved in the beginning .

Next time adding my sliced onions .

You can also add chopped onions .

Like I said , there are many versions to make in this biryani and this is probably the first difference .

Some versions also use shallots or Chinna manga like we say , but I prefer to use regular onions .

If you want to saute the onions until they turn translucent , they don't need to be golden brown .

I've used equal quantities of ginger and garlic in this recipe .

Again , I want to sort it this until the raw aroma goes .

I go my tomatoes .

I finally chopped a tomato for this .

Again .

You barely just wanna cook this for about one or two minutes .

But in the meanwhile , I'm also gonna add my green chilies , the best meat for the chicken mutton or I think that's , I think I am going to give a very diplomatic answer for the best meat in Biryani .

It completely depends on your preference .

Completely depends on your restrictions .

Again , not everyone eats all meat as you know that it's more than controversial and I don't think I want to go there .

But yes , this specific Biryani in this specific restaurant that we are talking about , I think Mutton Biryani sells the best over there .

Next is my favorite Biryani masala , red chili powder and salt .

Next , I'm adding some whisked card .

This , no , I'm afraid to make a mistake .

Also , you guys will make me a joker then and mint and coriander , I finally chopped the mint and coriander .

There's slightly more coriander than there is mint .

Now that my Biryani masala is almost ready fast and easy , right ?

It's time to add my meat .

I've chosen to add chicken , but you can add button or the forbidden meat .

However , you wanna call it , you can add whatever meat you want .

You can also add vegetables .

What I'm gonna do now is just give this a good mix and ensure that the meat and the masala is mixed together and then I'm gonna cover it and cook it for 10 minutes .

You don't have to add any water here because the meat will release its own water .

Now that we have a 10 minute break , let's do a history lesson .

10 minutes has passed .

So it's time to finish this Biryani .

Now I'll add the required quantity of water and bring it to a boil .

The ratio that I typically use when making chicken biryani is one , is to 1.5 that is one part of rice to 1.5 parts of water .

And let's quickly bring this to a boil .

Speed up the process by covering it .

So the rice that I'm using in this biryani , I soaked it for roughly about 20 minutes .

And once the stock comes to a boil , I'm gonna add in the rice .

I told you how long to soak the rice for roughly about 20 minutes .

But I forgot to mention that you must wash the rice really well , at least 3 to 4 times until the water starts running clear .

Now , we want to continue boiling this until the level of the water and the rice are even .

So I'm adding the lemon juice right at the end .

Since this is the stage where I'm finishing off the Biryani , it's also where I urge you to taste for the required amount of salt and spice and you can adjust it as per your liking .

One final mix time to cover and cook on a low flame for 15 minutes .

It's done cooking and I've switched off the flame after all .

Better than the best is my series and I want to win every episode .

So let me do my final magic touch before we head onto the plating .

This is my magic touch .

Two generous spoons of gay .

Just before I mix it , one is ₹300 Chicken Biryani and the other one's mine .

I tried to make them look as identical as possible .

So let's call our judges .

Here are our judges .

So I request you to taste both and tell me which one tastes better or anything else that you would like to add .

OG Biryani .

Yeah .

And so I thought we have the window in the area .