This recipe was given to me by a Nepali house maid, who belonged to Uttarakhand. She learnt cooking during her stints in various Delhi homes, where she happened to also work in a high class Muslim homes, where she learnt how to make their authentic family recipe. She happened to be working for a friend’s family in Bangalore and seeing my love for biryani, shared the recipe.
Its amazing how most muslim families always have that one Biryani recipe that passes on from one generation to the next and Biryani from each of these homes are always distinct in flavors and delicious in their own way. Its beautiful when some people are ready to share their recipe so more people can enjoy the dish. After all, food flavors are worth sharing.
By the way, talking about distinct flavors, I hope you do know that adding spices at different times also changes the flavor of the biryani. A lot of people disagree with my point but actually that’s a fact. When you follow my biryani recipes, Please do make sure that you pay attention to what’s added when, because if you happen to switch ingredients entering a dish, it does change the taste which is a noticeable change. Please do share recipes with your friends and family when you like something you tried. Its food, it always tastes better when you share 😉 .