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Lajjatdar Handi Biryani
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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The simple process of sealing the lid with chapati dough and allowing the ingredients to cook within a covered environment makes all the difference.
Basically, what happens in this process is that no moisture is lost. Water evaporates but keeps condensing inside the pot itself, so practically nothing leaves the pot – including the flavours and the aroma of the ingredients.
This is what you call a pucca flavour lock! Relish this Lajjatdar Handi Biryani, allowing every spoonful to rest on your palate, and you will be able to discern the flavours of all the ingredients right from the whole spices used to flavour the rice and the tangy chana masala mixture, to the saffron and herbs used to top the layered rice. Lose yourself in the experience...
You can also try other variants of biryani like Shahi Korma Biryani and Masoor Biryani .
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Preparation Time
25 Mins
Cooking Time
27 Mins
Total Time
52 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For The Rice
1 1/4 cups long grain rice (basmati chawal) , soaked for 10 minutes and drained
1 tbsp oil
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1 small stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
1 1/2 cups milk
salt to taste
For The Chana Masala Mixture
1 1/4 cups soaked and boiled kala chana (brown chick peas)
1/4 cup ghee
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/4 cup chopped tomato
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 cup parboiled potato cubes
4 tbsp whisked curds (dahi)
salt to taste
To Be Mixed Together Into A Curds Mixture
1/4 cup curd (dahi)
1 tsp garam masala
a pinch of cardamom (elaichi) powder
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp chopped mint leaves (phudina)
1 tsp ginger (adrak) juliennes , optional
3 thinly sliced green chillies
1/4 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp fried onions
For Serving
Method
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the tomatoes and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the green chillies, chilli powder and turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 30 seconds, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the potatoes, kala chana, curds and salt, mix well, lower the flame and cook on a slow flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the green cardamoms, big cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bayleaf, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the rice, milk and salt, mix well, cover with a lid cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes, or till the rice is cooked and all the liquid has evaporated, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- Combine the saffron and milk in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
- Take a deep handi, pour the chana masala mixture and spread it evenly using a spoon.
- Sprinkle the coriander, mint leaves, ginger and green chillies evenly over it.
- Spread the prepared curd mixture evenly over it.
- Spread the rice over it and spread it evenly using a back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle the saffron-milk mixture and deep-fried onions evenly over the rice.
- Cover with a lid and seal the handi edges with the chapati dough and flattern it lightly.
- Keep the handi to cook on a slow flame for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Switch off the flame, allow it to cool for 5 minutes and remove the chapati dough from the edges.
- Serve hot with raita.
Lajjatdar Handi Biryani recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 525 cal |
| Protein | 11.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 58.8 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Fat | 24.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 17.6 mg |
| Sodium | 51 mg |
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ansuya
March 13, 2025, midnight
i tried it and it is very tasty ..all my guest also liked it very much. thank you
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Ansuya, Thank you for your kind words. We''''re glad you liked the recipe. Keep trying more recipes and share your valuable feedback with us.
Mansi J
March 13, 2025, midnight
A complete one meal biryani..Addition of chana was very different..The ghee was a lot but after making it I felt that it was totally worth it..The curds and the milk gave it a very rich flavour too.. I little time consuming recipe with lot of preperation..But totally worth the effort..
Foodie #637845
March 13, 2025, midnight
Love this recipe. superb.. Delicious.. ultimate
