easy kuska recipe | kuska biryani recipe | how to make plain biryani recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: biryani
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
- 3 pods cardamom / elachi
- 1 star anise
- 5 cloves / lavang
- ½ tsp fennel / saunf
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup curd / yoghurt (whisk)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 green chilli (slit)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp biryani masala
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp mint / pudina (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
- 1 cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes)
- 2 cup water
Method
- firstly, in a pressure cooker heat 2 tbsp ghee and saute spices.
- also saute 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 green chilli.
- additionally add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- further keeping the flame on low, add ¼ cup whisked curd and saute till the curd combines well without curdling.
- now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp biryani masala and 1 tsp salt. saute on low flame till it turns aromatic.
- additionally, add 2 tbsp mint and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
- furthermore, add 1 cup basmati rice and 2 cup water. mix well.
- cover and pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame or till rice gets cooked completely.
- finally, serve kuska rice / kuska biryani with mirchi ka salan or raita.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.