Biryani Rice Recipe (Kuska Rice)

Name: Biryani Rice Recipe (Kuska Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup aged basmati rice ((or aged short rice, read notes)); 1¾ cups water (or stock (1¼ cups for Instant pot, read notes)); 1½ to 2 tablespoons Oil; ¼ to ⅓ cup onion (thinly sliced (or about 1 small)); ½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste; ¼ cup tomatoes (chopped ( or about 1 medium, deseeded)); ⅓ teaspoon sea salt ((adjust to taste)); 3 tablespoons mint leaves (chopped (pudina or coriander leaves)); 2 tablespoons curd ( (fresh yogurt, do not use sour one)); ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric ((haldi)); ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon red chili powder ((adjust to taste)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon biryani masala powder ((or garam masala)); 1 small bay leaf ((Indian tej patta)); 2 to 3 cloves ((laung)); 2 to 3 green cardamoms ((elaichi)); 1 star anise ((biryani flower, chakri phool)); ⅓ teaspoon shahi jeera ((or cumin seeds/ jeera)); 1 small strand mace ((javitri, optional)); 1 inch cinnamon piece ((dalchini) )

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:30min

South Indian Biryani rice also known as kuska is a one pot super flavorful dish made with rice, spices, tomatoes, herbs and small amount of yogurt. Serve it with salan, biryani gravy or any other curry of your choice.

Updated at: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:07:41 GMT