How To Cook Perfect Basmati Rice For Biriyani:

 How to Cook the perfect Basmati Rice for Biriyani:

The success of a biryani depends partly on how you cook the rice.

Some followers often complain of their biryani being grainy or too mushy and the explanation for this lies in the way the simple basmati rice for biryani is cooked.

Follow all the steps I have given below to cook a perfect flavorful Biriyani.

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To cook the rice:

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🌺3 cups Basmati Rice 

🌺3 tablespoons Salt

🌺1 teaspoon Cumin seeds

🌺2 Bay leaf

🌺2 tablespoons of Ghee

🌺2 pieces Cinnamon stick

🌺4 Cardamom pods

🌺Pinch of Red food coloring (optional)

Method:

🍚Meantime add  3 cups basmati rice to a large bowl.and rinse it at least thrice. Drain and soak in fresh water for 30 minutes.

🍚Add 12 cups of water to a deep pan followed by the bay leaf,cumin seeds,cinnamon stick.Make sure to add more salt,Stir it well to dissolve the salt.it should taste like sea water.then only the biriyani will taste good.cook in very high heat.

🍚Once  the water starts boiling add the strained basmati rice,stir it well and continue to boil it On high heat,Stirring few times very gently not to break the rice,Boil for 8-10 minutes until the rice is  75%done.

🍚 You can either press the rice grains between the forefinger and thumb. While pressing the rice grains should break into half.

🍚Switch Off the fire and strain out all the water.

🍚set it aside.

🍚Add the half cooked and strained rice on top of the curry,spread it uniformly,sprinkle some fried onions,coriander leaves,Food colour powder on top Of the rice.close with a tight lid.

🍚 Cook in very low heat for 15 minutes or until the water is dry.this tends to infuse all the lovely biriyani flavor into the rice as it steams

❓If you have any extra tips do comment below so this reel will be a collection of amazing tricks to get the perfect rice.

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