Re: Biryani Questions
I know it seems like a useless step, but it’s what makes the biryani come together into one dish. If you skip the dum, you are essentially serving rice with korma. The dum steams the rice, melds the layers together, and of course it’s all about the aroma with biryani. You should be booiling your rice until only 60% cooked, so the dum will also finish cooking the rice.