Maunika, You don't know how thankful I am for this upload. My mom isn't around to make biriyani and I really really miss it, and I feel I can't cook it, after watching this great and simple recipe, I will finally attempt to make biriyani. Thank you so much!!!
I remember you from the butter chicken recipe you gave sometime ago on this channel Maunika, and I have never failed since. Thank you for showing yet another brilliant Indian preparation.
one tip for cooking the rice that she missed. Take basmati rice and shock it for 30-40 min before cooking & then cook the rice in water seasoned with salt and oil (make sure the water is salty must taste like sea water), what it does is give u nice fluffy rice that don't stick together also makes you rice nicely seasoned. Then cook the rice until its 90% done. after that follow the recipe Enjoy your cooking :)
PhilyCheese India has a whole wide range of accents. They usually pick the harshest ones to get some laughs. But I think it's safe to say that most educated urban Indians sound like her.
that's the beauty of Indian cooking... so many ingredients to experiment that you can make multiple version of a single dish!! just like this recipe, it is so different from traditional lucknawi or hyderabadi but I can assure it is delicious just by looking at it!!
I've lived there for 3 months and I can't agree with you. Very "aggressive" spices become very easy repetitive. Even now when I cook at home my native food when I get a slight scent on something that resembles Indian food it simply does not work on me. We have also a very limited amount of spices and ingredients that are going in food, however, Indians do not know how chicken tastes as it is always dipped well into spices. The same spices are used on fish. If you smell curry or this biryani, 90% (if not more) spices are the same. Just gets into your nose and it does not work equally. Biryani (with mutton) was excellent and my most enjoyable food in those 3 months.
I made it and it's gorgeous! I knew it would be a success when I was seasoning it and tasted it. The chicken part was 100% as described, but I forgot to buy saffron and simplified the recipe even more :D Doesn't matter, the chicken makes up for it. Loving the heat, too. Thanks Maunika for simplifying this recipe for us! I am glad I did not give up.
Joe P depends where you live, if you have a Chinatown district or Asian area in your area, try there, these ingredients aren't so hard to find, it's mainly spices, and chicken.
Easy College Friendly Rookie Biryani: Ingrediants: Chicken 250 gm Biryani Masala 3 tbsp (get this at your nearist desi store, shaan is a nice one) Yogurt 3 tbsp fried onion 3 tbsp (can fry your own or get a pack) chopped tomatoes 1 (or 2 tbsp of tomato puree or even cheap pasta sauce) green chilli 1 would do rice one serving (160gm) Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp (if you can afford some) water 250 ml Mix masala in the yogurt and just drop everything into a rice cooker and mix well. Cook until done and thank me later. Sincerely, A cheap college student
lots to see pretty much everywhere, weather is kinda unpredictable, it gets really cold in the winter and really hot in the summer and in between theres lots of rain... people may seem a little reserved to outsiders, especially older people but that comes from the attitude of getting to know people a little rather than just having small talk. We have great food especially in bavaria and of course great beers too. And we like to drink a lot here.
I used this recipe for my first ever Chicken Briyani and all I can say is Thank You! It's really easy to make and really delicious! Thank you again and God Bless
This is actually one of the easiest biryani recipes I've seen--most biryani dishes require a lot more work! Not only is the outcome beautifully-dished out, but it also looks tasty! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us, Maunika!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it tonight, although without saffron as that was the only ingredient I didn't have in the pantry, and it was amazingly easy. Hard to believe I didn't spend hours on the final dish. Delicious and I will be subscribing for more of your content
We made this recipe and it came out delicious, so delicous we made it again 2 days later 😂 we had zero experience with Indian food but we bought all the spices we lacked. Very easy to make!!! Loved it!
I made this today by watching your video over and over to catch the steps and measurements since it's not posted on the website yet. Turned out well- thanks!
biriyani is a difficult dish to master the traditional way first of all it takes......way longer this is easy peasy in comparison. thanks so much for this! hoping to make it this weekend.
This is an impressive dish ... her version is simplified but has great taste ... I usually do a much more complicated version but this looks great too - will try!
the spices are the hardest part of this dish, what were the other parts? Fry some chicken, garlic, tomatoes and onions... if you can't fry that god help you.
Wow, I never knew that Indian food had so much love and complexity put into it. I will definitely find a way to try this. - much love and respect, from somebody in the Philippines. :)
Please don't dare speak the truth, the snowflakes are horrified. I used the recipe and it worked beautifully, the bonus being that she is also beautiful, gorgeous in fact
romail john Her biryani was so tasteless that she opted for Salan (Gravy) to add some flavors to it. Who the hell eats Biryani with the Salan? As an Indian, I am offended.
It's a beautiful name. They always messed mine so I just say write Sunny. One lady put a sun and a smily face lol...guess she thought I was bubbly and pretty lol..was nice.
OMG!!! Hw did I get here...I'm glad I did. I was trying my best 2 watch what you doing but that tattoo on your finger sways my mind...you are just lovely...oh...the breyani looks good 2
WOW! I have never made authentic Indian curry, but I just made this. It is absolutely delicious, and worth the work! The recipe was really easy to follow, I only wish it was written in the information, or a link :) Thank you SO MUCH!
I have never tasted this dish before, which means it's the perfect time to try this elegant recipe. I'll like it no matter what and not know if I screwed it up haha
I’ve done this with roasted chicken and roasted lamb i cut them up into small pieces then I marinated both in the yogurt mixture after cooking the meats. I also cooked the rice in homemade chicken stock both times. One mug of rice to one mug of boiling stock and one mug of boiling water then simmer on low with lid on for 15 minutes I used Tilda basmati. Absolutely gorgeous
PaulTurbo Yeah we love cooking! I'm a masters student at uni, and everyone lives off takeaways and then there's me making proper meals from scratch! I love cooking, especially thai, indian, Chinese, Mexican and Italian :)
Ur too white and bland if ur into India. U won't hear Hispanics, Greek, Arab, Persian, Asian East.. Etc call India beautiful or having cuisine that has flavor..cz they created flavor and their women are already attractive .. funny how white men are dying for color gf... They score easy with what's closer to them and cheeper..aka over breeding Indians... Get a colored girl .ur life lacking color and flavor...
Thanks Maunika. Its looks super easy. Cook desi chicken, then add cooked Basmati Rice layer wise. Add saffron milk and corriander in every layer, and then simmer. Lo. Done. Awesome.
Maunika- your recipes are divine! big fan. I had a question though- when adding garam masala "raw" over the rice- won't the taste be over powering? because technically you aren't cooking out the spice. right? or am I making no sense at all
Visiting second time. I tried it. Added an extra step and it paid off. While adding the rice, take the chicken out, add some rice beneath the layer of chicken. Believe me, that layer of rice at the bottom is the closest thing to heaven you'll ever see.
There are two perfect dishes...enchiladas with corn tortillas and red sauce, and chicken biryani. And I'm not sure if that's the order anymore. I grew up in California, but I've been all over the U.S., lived in Canada, in the UK...chicken biryani is perfection.
Waiting for the usual tiresome holier-than-thou dismissive comment about unauthentic recipe compared to Grandma's biryani or some old town "traditional" eating joint !!
Tomatoes in a Biriyani? that's a first I've seen. Generally yogurt forms a good base to hold together the spices. You do not need tomatoes. The need for tomatoes in any Indian dish is to a) Give tanginess b) Hold together different flavors. Yogurt does both of them well. So tomatoes are not needed.
Maunika, You don't know how thankful I am for this upload. My mom isn't around to make biriyani and I really really miss it, and I feel I can't cook it, after watching this great and simple recipe, I will finally attempt to make biriyani. Thank you so much!!!
Yay! Happy to hear this. Lots more recipes on the website too www.maunikagowardhan.co.uk
Was it good?
Adam Voigt Yep, it wasn't bad for a first timer, with time you'll gte better, and it is easy.
I just made it and the recipe was easy to follow, but I didn't find it very flavourful. Fortunately I made a basic curry sauce to go with it.
I made it...and it was very flavoursome. I for add one more teaspoon. chilli powder though and that helped it be more spicy
I remember you from the butter chicken recipe you gave sometime ago on this channel Maunika, and I have never failed since. Thank you for showing yet another brilliant Indian preparation.
Thank you! Enjoy:)
I have never been bold enough to attempt an amazing Indian dish but oh my gosh does this look out of this world!! 💕💕💕💕
Be bold Beth! We bet you'd make a great biryani.
Jamie Oliver Oh gosh...... I've been thinking, but thank you for the encouragement! I think I will now 😀
one tip for cooking the rice that she missed. Take basmati rice and shock it for 30-40 min before cooking & then cook the rice in water seasoned with salt and oil (make sure the water is salty must taste like sea water), what it does is give u nice fluffy rice that don't stick together also makes you rice nicely seasoned. Then cook the rice until its 90% done. after that follow the recipe Enjoy your cooking :)
jeet Ty 💚
Beth Gates Welcome, hope u make an amazing biryani 😊
I love your accent. its lovely. Keep those recipe coming maunika. Indian dishes are to die for.
Thank you:)
I dont know where most American movies get their accent references from, but yours is amazing.
PhilyCheese India has a whole wide range of accents. They usually pick the harshest ones to get some laughs. But I think it's safe to say that most educated urban Indians sound like her.
@@Phily1494 Apu hardly represents anything India
@@maunikagowardhan u r a rude woman with a shitty app
that's the beauty of Indian cooking... so many ingredients to experiment that you can make multiple version of a single dish!! just like this recipe, it is so different from traditional lucknawi or hyderabadi but I can assure it is delicious just by looking at it!!
Indian food is the best in the world...
cheers !
Not to me
@@kangxin2613 Eat your bats
Hell no,
I've lived there for 3 months and I can't agree with you. Very "aggressive" spices become very easy repetitive. Even now when I cook at home my native food when I get a slight scent on something that resembles Indian food it simply does not work on me. We have also a very limited amount of spices and ingredients that are going in food, however, Indians do not know how chicken tastes as it is always dipped well into spices. The same spices are used on fish. If you smell curry or this biryani, 90% (if not more) spices are the same. Just gets into your nose and it does not work equally. Biryani (with mutton) was excellent and my most enjoyable food in those 3 months.
I made it and it's gorgeous! I knew it would be a success when I was seasoning it and tasted it. The chicken part was 100% as described, but I forgot to buy saffron and simplified the recipe even more :D Doesn't matter, the chicken makes up for it. Loving the heat, too. Thanks Maunika for simplifying this recipe for us! I am glad I did not give up.
So glad to hear this:)
if this is the easy version I don't even want to know the hard one .....
That's what I thought. It'd take me about a week just to do the shopping for this.
Hard one takes like 3 hours, but is really delicious. Its tend to be made in big batches because of the time.
Joe P any Indian/Asian grocery store would have all the ingredients
ChaJang I am an expert at making Biriyani, meat,chicken mutton especially for festive occasions, at the final step you sprinkle some Kewra water
Joe P depends where you live, if you have a Chinatown district or Asian area in your area, try there, these ingredients aren't so hard to find, it's mainly spices, and chicken.
Easy College Friendly Rookie Biryani:
Ingrediants:
Chicken 250 gm
Biryani Masala 3 tbsp (get this at your nearist desi store, shaan is a nice one)
Yogurt 3 tbsp
fried onion 3 tbsp (can fry your own or get a pack)
chopped tomatoes 1 (or 2 tbsp of tomato puree or even cheap pasta sauce)
green chilli 1 would do
rice one serving (160gm)
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp (if you can afford some)
water 250 ml
Mix masala in the yogurt and just drop everything into a rice cooker and mix well. Cook until done and thank me later.
Sincerely,
A cheap college student
you drop the yoghurt into the ricecooker??
@@Fiza.75 none
@@Fiza.75 Salt as per taste. You should really taste your food for seasoning after each stage of cooking.
M.A. Khan not all heroes wear capes
If this is the easy one, I don't want to see the authentic one! So hungry now...
will definitely try this at home :) thanks for sharing. greetings from germany!
di mila How is it in germany? never been there
Just like in every other country tbh. Some things are good, some are not, some people are friendly, some are not ... you get the idea.
Yay! So happy to hear this. Hope you enjoy it:)
Cheru Siderea Of course, thats not what i meant. I meant things like weather, the people there
lots to see pretty much everywhere, weather is kinda unpredictable, it gets really cold in the winter and really hot in the summer and in between theres lots of rain... people may seem a little reserved to outsiders, especially older people but that comes from the attitude of getting to know people a little rather than just having small talk. We have great food especially in bavaria and of course great beers too. And we like to drink a lot here.
I used this recipe for my first ever Chicken Briyani and all I can say is Thank You! It's really easy to make and really delicious! Thank you again and God Bless
Thankyou Maunika for the recipe, you are such an incredible beautiful chef!
This is actually one of the easiest biryani recipes I've seen--most biryani dishes require a lot more work! Not only is the outcome beautifully-dished out, but it also looks tasty! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us, Maunika!
Hooray! So glad you like it.
This looks amazing. Great video, the saffron and milk concept is new to me, but makes a lot of sense 👌👀
Thank you!
I am so happy that Jamie got an actual Indian woman who knows how to cook traditional Indian Curries. Love you, Maunika
that amount of saffron also adds price to the rice ;)
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it tonight, although without saffron as that was the only ingredient I didn't have in the pantry, and it was amazingly easy. Hard to believe I didn't spend hours on the final dish. Delicious and I will be subscribing for more of your content
We made this recipe and it came out delicious, so delicous we made it again 2 days later 😂 we had zero experience with Indian food but we bought all the spices we lacked. Very easy to make!!! Loved it!
i love biryani,its been a while since I ate it. My friends mom used to make it whenever i came over to their house cause she knew how much i loved it!
Lucky you!
lucky me :)!!
Everyone should try this dish. It's really good.
I could listen to her teach a class on anything! Some people just have an enjoyable voice.
Looks great, I think I'm in love with her as well. Beautiful eyes.
same
Don't forget that beautiful biryani!
She would be 10/10 if she had straighter teeth.
Hey Jamie I wish I could see you plz subscribe to my UA-cam channel dab dab go
*****
lol nice insult.
Agree is looks beautiful and I am sure that is lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Genius! You've spaced out the "dum" period with making a sauce first and then steaming the rice in layers.
How have I only now come across this video. Have looked at your web page and will be working my way through all of your recipes.
Just bought your book, Maunika, because I love the way you cook, and of course, indian food
I made this today by watching your video over and over to catch the steps and measurements since it's not posted on the website yet. Turned out well- thanks!
looks delicious :-) Greetings from switzerland
Hello!
This is such a simple guide to making biriyani. Bloody well can't wait to make it!
"My tomatoes have disintegrated ever so slightly"
I just fell in love...
Yuuummm!! thank you, I will definitely have to try this recipe
Do it! Try it! Love it!
biriyani is a difficult dish to master the traditional way first of all it takes......way longer
this is easy peasy in comparison. thanks so much for this! hoping to make it this weekend.
This is a simplified version - think of it as a warm up!
Thank you so much,you have just made it easier for me to cook indian food because i like it so much.
Lovely Maunika, keep your recipes coming.
Thank you!! Lots more here www.maunikagowardhan.co.uk
This is an impressive dish ... her version is simplified but has great taste ... I usually do a much more complicated version but this looks great too - will try!
I don't really know why, but somehow i think this woman is stunning beautifull
You don't know why?! Maybe because she is incredibly good looking!
Thank you!:)
Anyone with a life skill is even more attractive. Whether it's cooking, plumbing, carpentry, mechanics etc. :)
And the video is great too by the way :D
That's true
hallo maunikaji thx for new idea and short way for this recipe nice
Ranveer Singh 👌🏽
Okay ji
"easy"
Compared to the traditional Biryani, I think it's easy
It's really not that hard
of course, if you have all that spices, it's easy. saffron
the spices are the hardest part of this dish, what were the other parts? Fry some chicken, garlic, tomatoes and onions... if you can't fry that god help you.
Traditional briyani takes 5-6 hrs to cook
Wow, I never knew that Indian food had so much love and complexity put into it. I will definitely find a way to try this.
- much love and respect, from somebody in the Philippines. :)
She's pretty! And I'm sure, the dish is delish too!
OMG, I love that girl. She makes it look so easy and I love those side dishes... Yummm.
Lovely blessings from India.
just what i need! please have more videos with Maunika!
Excellent video, but you didn't add the green chilis!
Along with the tomatoes:)
she did! lol
She never, their still on the chopping board😂👍
I was just thinking that!!!!
It's not to be added in the dish whilst it's still on stove.
Oh this video really makes me hungry!!
Wow so easy and simple. well this is going to be my first attempt to cook for my wife as i want to give her a surprise. wish me luck :-D
How did it go?
Awesome video... you are the pride of India in England .
Love you
Maunika ! More videos !!!! please
We'll see what we can do!
very nice and easy recipe!!
I loved this recipe as i can cook it anytime. thank you for sharing.
I came here to learn to cook not to fall in love..
Erra nihili 7*
@Yacobus Fitri you have literally stinked this channel with your foul comment.
Yacobus Fitri your just a dusty Yute aren’t you
Disrespectful and immature comment
Please don't dare speak the truth, the snowflakes are horrified. I used the recipe and it worked beautifully, the bonus being that she is also beautiful, gorgeous in fact
Can't wait to try it! It looks *delicious* !
can you give salan (gravy) recipie
romail john Her biryani was so tasteless that she opted for Salan (Gravy) to add some flavors to it. Who the hell eats Biryani with the Salan? As an Indian, I am offended.
The Blunt Gust Voice if don't know then in restaurants they do give u salan along with raita....
I cooked this today. Omg it was DELICIOUS. My family loved it. Best biryani I've made. Thanks x
i bet they get her name wrong every time at starbucks...
hahaha!
stella daskalaki k
It's a beautiful name. They always messed mine so I just say write Sunny. One lady put a sun and a smily face lol...guess she thought I was bubbly and pretty lol..was nice.
I bet Indian Starbucks mess up Western names.
theres no starbucks in india in fact
This looks great thank you I will have to try
Interesting! the dish looks vibrant and very appetizing!
also
oh my that pretty-pretty stove!
Glad you like it!
make this quiet often and is one of my fav recipes.!!-) soooo goood, thank you !x
OMG!!! Hw did I get here...I'm glad I did. I was trying my best 2 watch what you doing but that tattoo on your finger sways my mind...you are just lovely...oh...the breyani looks good 2
Muchas gracias por compartir deliciosa receta! Bendiciones Blessings to you and your family.
This looks amazing. Thank you, Maunika!
Made it, followed your recipe turned out lovely thanks.
Add a teaspoon 😂 uses her hands - Indians are great 👌🏽
We have small hands 😅
Said NO Indian ever! LOL!
WOW! I have never made authentic Indian curry, but I just made this. It is absolutely delicious, and worth the work! The recipe was really easy to follow, I only wish it was written in the information, or a link :) Thank you SO MUCH!
I have never tasted this dish before, which means it's the perfect time to try this elegant recipe. I'll like it no matter what and not know if I screwed it up haha
PERFECT! We know you won't screw it up Taylor.
I’ve done this with roasted chicken and roasted lamb i cut them up into small pieces then I marinated both in the yogurt mixture after cooking the meats. I also cooked the rice in homemade chicken stock both times. One mug of rice to one mug of boiling stock and one mug of boiling water then simmer on low with lid on for 15 minutes I used Tilda basmati. Absolutely gorgeous
Indian women are the most beautiful in the world and almost all of them can cook the most delicious food.
not to mention they are very highly educated too!
PaulTurbo i had a indian girl and it was true! Beautiful and could cook 😆
PaulTurbo Yeah we love cooking! I'm a masters student at uni, and everyone lives off takeaways and then there's me making proper meals from scratch! I love cooking, especially thai, indian, Chinese, Mexican and Italian :)
Ur too white and bland if ur into India. U won't hear Hispanics, Greek, Arab, Persian, Asian East.. Etc call India beautiful or having cuisine that has flavor..cz they created flavor and their women are already attractive .. funny how white men are dying for color gf... They score easy with what's closer to them and cheeper..aka over breeding Indians... Get a colored girl .ur life lacking color and flavor...
@@sharonrajendra275 do u want a cookie?
I’m only 15 and made this biriyani 😄😄 it tastes amazing!!!
I can't believe I forgot to put rice and chicken in it.
you cooked 'bhuna masala' then. essential indian cooking part. congrats!
in panic dont slaughter the goat and put it in. because this is chicken biryani.?????????????????
Lolll
🤔😅🤔
Rofl
i tried it today and my family loved it. Thank you Maunika
Hi! excelent! I-m from Brazil, we love curry, i love curry!! And you...are pretty and sweet! : ) Thanks beautiful girl!
Tried this recipe and I am in love with it , Best biryani I ever made , It tasted amazing❤️
Looks so lovely.
The biriyani isnt bad either ;)
What is that gravy thing called that she put on her plate at 7:30?
my all time favorite BIRYANI
Me too!! I tried to master it a while ago but then realised i better just stick to sweet things :(
So glad you like it!
Thanks Maunika. Its looks super easy. Cook desi chicken, then add cooked Basmati Rice layer wise. Add saffron milk and corriander in every layer, and then simmer. Lo. Done. Awesome.
good for beginners
Are you going to have a go Chhaya?
Jamie Oliver hiii I will surely have it but as I am a vegetarian so I'll use paneer on place of chicken
Jamie Oliver thanks for ur rply I m feeling glad
Yuammy....and the food looks good too.
Drink every time she says "actually"
I would die of alcohol poisoning.
"At this stage"
Oh no! Didnt actually realise that;);)
It's ok Maunika - it actually doesn't matter!
Actually love this comment!
Wow! Thanks Maunika and Jaimie for bringing her this recipe out. Hope you can post more.👏🏻👏🏻😍😍
"Easy Biryani"
Proceeds to list 15 ingredients and 10 steps.
Sounds about right for Indian food.
The authentic one has around 30 plus ingredients in it lol
Glad to see Maunika back, we want more!
Thank you!
what happens to the food when you guys finished filming?
It finds a loving home in our mouths and tummies.
I love that you can't hide your little, Indian "head shake" when you talk. It's very charming :)
Maunika- your recipes are divine! big fan. I had a question though- when adding garam masala "raw" over the rice- won't the taste be over powering? because technically you aren't cooking out the spice. right? or am I making no sense at all
Garam Masala powder is a mix of roasted dry spices. It doesn't need to be cooked. Also, usually it's added towards the end to retain its aroma. :)
wow awesome recipe.. mouth watering.. will try it out today
She can cook for me anyday!
Visiting second time.
I tried it. Added an extra step and it paid off. While adding the rice, take the chicken out, add some rice beneath the layer of chicken. Believe me, that layer of rice at the bottom is the closest thing to heaven you'll ever see.
WHERE ARE THE FRIED ONIONS?
This looks really easy, I have always shyed away from Biryanis but I really wanna try this!
Yaaaay! Give it a whirl - we bet it'll turn out great!
YOU SHOULD START YOUR OWN CHANNEL. ILL BE THE FIRST SUBSCRIBERS. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS......
Listen to the people Maunika!
Jamie Oliver Sir, you are my inspiration. Love you very much
Big love back atcha!
Exceptional just bloody exceptional, rockstar what a rockstar dish!!!!
Almost every region in the Indian subcontinent has its own Biriyani recipe, but none sautes cumin. DO NOT USE CUMIN IN BIRIYANI.
There are two perfect dishes...enchiladas with corn tortillas and red sauce, and chicken biryani. And I'm not sure if that's the order anymore. I grew up in California, but I've been all over the U.S., lived in Canada, in the UK...chicken biryani is perfection.
Overall is a good performance but hey - The basic ingredients is Ghee and is missing from this recipe.
looks scrumptious!
Waiting for the usual tiresome holier-than-thou dismissive comment about unauthentic recipe compared to Grandma's biryani or some old town "traditional" eating joint !!
true! lol
most of the comnt here is about how beautiful she is (which I do agree). LOL
Not this time xD you know why haha
Made this today... everyone loved it!!!
Tomatoes in a Biriyani? that's a first I've seen. Generally yogurt forms a good base to hold together the spices. You do not need tomatoes. The need for tomatoes in any Indian dish is to a) Give tanginess b) Hold together different flavors. Yogurt does both of them well. So tomatoes are not needed.
Fortunately for Maunika, this is her take on a Biriyani
Vaibhav Shah:you stole my words!!
Thicken the gravy but ofcourse with a little more yoghurt you can leave them out:)
When can we expect ur version on utube?
yeah tomato in biriyni. where are u from? stop criticising 😒😒
Yummy I'm defiantley going to do this...