Bhai Biryani
- 100 min
- mild
- Serves 12
- 100% liked
- 14 people cooked this
Bhai biryani: mutton slow-cooked in an onion, tomato, curd and mint masala, topped with basmati on dum with ghee. Mild, serves 8, 1 hour 40 minutes, video.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice1000 grams
- WaterAs needed
- Onion, Finely Chopped400 grams
- Cinnamon4 inch
- Green Cardamom10
- Cloves10
- Tomato400 grams
- Curd2 cup
- Ginger Paste100 grams
- Rock Salt4 tbsp
- Mint Leaves1 cup
- Coriander Leaves, Chopped1 cup
- Green Chilli23
- Groundnut oil200 ml
- Garlic Paste75 grams
- Red Chilli Powder2 tbsp
- Water5½ cup
- Mutton (Biryani Cut)1500 grams
- Cumin2 tsp
- Tomato3
- Red Chilli Powder1½ tsp
- Ghee3 tbsp
- Brinjal500 grams
- Curry leaves3 sprigs
- Oil5 tbsp
- Black Peppercorns1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds2 tsp
- Garlic Paste2 tbsp
- Tamarind Pulp3 tbsp
- Onion2 cup
Contains: milk, groundnut.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 12 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 12 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 835kcal | 10020kcal |
| Protein | 37g | 439g |
| Carbohydrate | 89g | 1062g |
| Fat | 39g | 462g |
| Fibre | 6.9g | 83g |
| Sugar | 8.8g | 106g |
Cookd masalas for mutton (biryani cut)
Method
Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes to 1 hour (maximum).
Slice onions thinly. To the onions, add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
Slice the tomatoes. Add it into a bowl along with curd, ginger paste, rock salt, mint leaves, coriander leaves and green chilli.
Heat oil and add the onions. Saute until golden brown.
Add garlic paste and red chilli powder. Saute lightly for 20-30 seconds. Add the tomato mixture. Saute until the tomatoes soften. Add water, cover and boil for 10 minutes.
Add the mutton, cover and cook on medium-low heat for 45 minutes.
Bring water to a boil. Add salt and then the rice. Cover and cook for a total of 5 minutes. Strain out the rice. Save the excess water in a large bowl.
Add the strained rice to the mutton. Spread the rice around and make holes in the rice using the back of a ladle (as to not break the rice).
Some of the water should be visible from the top, just below the level of the rice. If needed, add some of the remaining water from earlier. Cover with a lid. Place the bowl of the hot water on top and cover that with a lid
When steam starts coming from the sides, reduce the flame to low and keep on dum for 15 minutes. Remove the lid and carefully mix from the sides. Drizzle the ghee around the rice. Serve with onion raita and brinjal curry.
For Brinjal Gravy: Roughly cut the brinjal and add it to a bowl along with curry leaves and green chilli. Wash it well with water.
In a pot, heat oil and add black peppercorn, cumin and mustard seeds. Strain the brinjal and add it to the pot. Add the tomato and mix. Add water, cover and cook for 15 minutes on medium heat. Add garlic paste, red chilli powder, tamarind water and rock salt. Mix and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve with biryani.
In a bowl, add all the ingredients together. Mix until evenly combined.
Before you start
- How long does Bhai Biryani take?
- 1 hour 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 1 hour 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Bhai Biryani serve?
- 12. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Bhai Biryani vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Bhai Biryani spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Bhai Biryani?
- 1500 grams Mutton (Biryani Cut), 1000 grams Basmati Rice, 400 grams Onion, 400 grams Tomato, ½ cup Curd, 100 grams Ginger Paste, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Bhai Biryani?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Bhai Biryani?
- About 835 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
6 notes- B
barath kumarMarch 2023
really amazing, I would like to try it out, but I live away from my home and it's hard for a bachelor like me to understand in grams, it would have been better if it's in numbers like 2 small tomatoes along side the grams also for rice and water, it would be better if it's in ratio for 1 cup of rice 1 1/2 cup of water. anyway I love your channel thanks 👍
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A Cookd cookOctober 2026
I tried it yesterday and it turned out exactly like bhai biriyani taste and smell. When I ate it when food is hot, it gave me a exact ramzan feel. It was my dream to make bhai biriyani taste and it finally happened at my age of 26. Only one mantra, be clean, pray God and make biriyani with lots of love = bhai biriyani ❤️. Thank you so much cookd for this beautiful recipe. Simple ingredient but badda compliments from family.
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K ChitraJanuary 2024
I cooked Bai Biriyani. it was delicious. Only one complaint though the list of ingredients of the recipe isn’t segregated for the brinjal curry & biriyani. This may be done.
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Neelu VeronicaJanuary 2023
lovely presentation video, thank you so much for posting these recipes. please keep posting more such recipes.
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Murali KrishnanJanuary 2023
400 g comes around 5 medium size tomato or onion or 4 big size
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Brindha DJanuary 2023
grams la measure pani potrukinga.. atha quantity ku maathi podinga na.. tomatoes and onion lam yepdi grams la measure panrathu
