08/07/2023
Hyderabadi biryani is of two types: the kachchi (raw) biryani, and the pakki (cooked) biryani.
pakki biryani is considered the "easy way out" of cooking the biryani recipe. In this style of cooking biryani, the rice and meat are cooked separately before being brought together right before serving. If you are a beginner in the kitchen or have little time, then the pakki biryani style of cooking is your best bet when attempting the biryani recipe.
In this style, the biryani handi is layered with par-cooked rice and meat with some water. Halfway in, the flames are put out to create steam that gets choked inside the curved walls of the handi, before it can escape, leading to the term 'Dum Pukht'. For the even distribution of heat, the coal may also be placed on the lid of the handi.
