Mushrooms fleshy texture and distinct taste make for a pleasant meat substitute and the perfect ingredient for a vegetarian biryani. This simple mushroom biryani is composed of rice steamed over a duet of porcini and oyster mushrooms simmered in biryani spice and coconut milk. It is simple enough to make […]
Durban chicken biryani (beryani), is a one pot biryani, layering a curry layer with rice, vegetables and fried onions, and topped with fried potatoes. It is fragrant and mild yet spicy at the same time. The most defining characteristic of this type of biryani is the incorporation of black lentils […]
Prawns did not feature in Amma’s recipe collection but they are one of my new favourites and I am keen to find new ways to prepare them. I was hesitant to try this prawn biryani recipe after it was requested by a few readers, mainly because of the delicate nature […]
Like Amma Used To Make It There is nothing – according to me – more intoxicating than the scent of Biryani except for that of sizzling lamb meat. Combine the two and you have complete euphoria of the senses. This method for making Lamb Biryani was inspired by Amma’s technique […]