Kolkata Biryani (কলকাতা বিরিয়ানি)

Name: Kolkata Biryani
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 500g mutton on the bone; 3 cups basmati rice; 1 cup yogurt; 3 large onions, sliced; 2 potatoes, halved; 4 boiled eggs; 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 tsp biryani masala; Saffron soaked in warm milk; 2 tbsp ghee; Whole spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf); Salt to taste

Fragrant layered rice with spiced mutton, potatoes, and eggs — Kolkata s unique take on the royal biryani.

Cuisine: Bengali (West Bengal) · Style: Rice Bowl · Protein: Mutton · Total time: 100 minutes · Difficulty: hard · Servings: 6 · Spice: 3/5

Ingredients

500g mutton on the bone
3 cups basmati rice
1 cup yogurt
3 large onions, sliced
2 potatoes, halved
4 boiled eggs
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp biryani masala
Saffron soaked in warm milk
2 tbsp ghee
Whole spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf)
Salt to taste

Steps

Marinate mutton with yogurt and spices for 2 hours.
Fry onions until deep golden. Reserve half for layering.
Cook mutton with fried onions, ginger-garlic paste, and spices until tender.
Parboil rice with whole spices until 70% cooked.
Fry potatoes and boiled eggs until golden.
Layer mutton, rice, fried onions, saffron milk, potatoes, and eggs in a heavy pot.
Seal with dough or foil. Cook on very low heat (dum) for 25 minutes.
Gently mix while serving. Accompany with raita.

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