Types Of Biryani

Before we start, I want to differentiate for you the types of biryanis.  Biryanis come in many flavors,  due to the availability of a wide variety of ingredients.  The basic spice ingredients are cumin, coriander, and garam masala.  Don’t worry, I’ll provide the complete recipe below.  For the meat options, chicken, beef, or mutton are commonly used.

Biryani can be cooked in two different ways.

Pakki Biryani – fully cooked meat is layered and mixed in with rice that is cooked separately.

Kachi Biryani – raw marinated meat is placed in the bottom of the pot.  Then you layer the partially cooked rice on top.  With the lid closed tightly on top, the rice and meat are cooked to completion using steam over a simmering flame.  When someone refers to dum biryani, they are referring to kachi biryani.

You may also be thinking about the meaning of the word “dum”, that is often associated with Pakistani or Indian cuisines.  Dum refers to slow-cooking food with steam over a low flame.