Made biriyani first time with my own masala!

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No shaan everything from scratch! yes I am a little too proud as its the first time :snooty:ImageShack Album - 16 images

Question to the experts…

My chicken had good flavour but the chawal for some reason was a little bland - any tips?

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wows, great effort..looking tasty :)

tip:
1.bring water to boil and then add soaked rice.
2.Boil the rice until they are almost done but it should not be completely tender as rice will be fully tender in daam).
3.drain water
4.mix rice and cooked chicken
5.then Cook(damm) on low flame till 15 mins

hope it will be helpful:)

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Thanks Doll - how long should I soak the chawal for?

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when boiling the rice, add a pinch of salt. And yes the 'daam' trick is also good! Use a cloth to cover the handi and the place the lid on top of the cloth!

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I have always felt that if I add a lil extra salt to the biryani rice when they are boiling,they taste better.I add a lil more as compared to what I will use for the same amount of rice,when I am making plain boiled rice or pulao.

The biryani looks good…:k:

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That's right.. By adding a little butter & salt to d boiled rices brings flavour.

But the biryani luks awesome!! Well done.

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MA, it looks delicious, Inspi.

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Good job Inspi! And yes, always add a little salt to the chanwal water

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yup like chips said , add a bit of salt as that really changes the entire taste in the biryani rice ..

Also while boiling the rice , add in a bit of zeera and some cloves .. that will also help it get some taste and wont taste totally bland ..

Waise one of the reasons for rice to taste bland in biryani is the proportion of the masala and the rice .. perhaps the rice was more then the masala and hence the taste isnt as balanced .. try to do more masala next time ..

Biryani looks really good though , very nice effort :yummy:

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Thanks everyone!

I remember putting a pinch of salt in - I will put more along with butter and also make more Masala!

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oooh yum!

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We season the rice so that it’s not just boiled white rice.

I had posted the spices in another thread:

Here’s a pic that I posted from the biryani competition:

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/household-affairs-and-cuisine-corner/548137-competition-of-the-month-biryani-2.html#post8827818

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I seasoned the rice.

I think it was a lack of enough salt and too little masala in the chicken

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^ The salt is supposed to be a bit "taiz" so that when you taste the paani you actually taste the saltiness. If you can't tast the salt, it's not enough.

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Soak the rice for 30 minutes,

  1. bring water to boil, add salt and then add soaked rice
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Here are few things to remember when making biryani/pulao
1) Ratio of rice and chicken
4) Your masala was very watery. Biryani masala does not need water. It should only be bohnifed in lots of tomatoes and yougrt.
2) Salt generously. Rice need good amount of salt to absorb the flavor.
3) Always damm rice dishes