Kuska BiryaniIngredients Needed:
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Onions - 1 medium
Cloves - 3 -4
Cinnamon - 2 "
Bay leaf - 2
Marati Mogga - 2
Cardamon - 2
Rati Povvu / Dagad Phool / Pathar Phool -2
Ginger Garlic - 1 tsp
Tomato - 2 (local variety)
Red Chili powder -1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt to taste
Green Chilies - 2 -3
Milk - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
Mint leaves and coriander leaves
Ghee - 2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Cashews for garnish
How to make Kuska Biryani
Wash and soak the rice for 20 - 30 mins
In a pressure, heat the oil and 1 tsp of ghee, add the whole spices and saute well. Then add the onions, green chilies and ginger paste. Saute till the onions turn colour.
Then add the mint and coriander leaves, saute well. Add the chopped tomatoes along with all spice powders, and salt. Cook till the tomatoes get mushy.
Then add the drained rice and saute well.
Now add the water along with milk and pressure cook for 3 whistles. In another pan, roast the cashews in ghee and pour over the biryani, once the pressure falls down.
Serve with a side dish.
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Priya Suresh says
Mom makes this biryani often, one of my favourite briyani, but i made them long back.. Now u r tempting me to make some soon.
Srividhya says
I wish I could get maradhi moggu here.. yummy biriyani
Jaleela Banu says
Tempting Biriyani
Kurinji says
yummy...
Sapana Behl says
Kuska biryani looks amazing .Very beautiful clicks you have got there.
vaishali sabnani says
And what is mogga?..The biryani sounds quite different and looks delicious.
Chef Mireille says
biryani looks so delicious and flavorful
sneha datar says
Excellent clicks and the Kuska biryani looks very tempting.
Nalini's Kitchen says
This is one of our family's favorite,looks so delicious and flavorful..I do the same way with no chilly and coriander powder...
Jayanthi Sindhiya says
Biryani looks so flavourful.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
So flavorful! I have never heard of this 🙂
Pavani N says
That is one flavorful and simple biryani. Bookmarked to try soon.
Harini-Jaya R says
Very nice variation with all the spices, specially Rathi puvvu.
Jayanthi says
The biryani looks so flavorful and I'm sure they would have taste delicious too
Suma Gandlur says
I too have bookmarked this. It sounds flavorful.
Archana Potdar says
Between you are Sapana I am tempted this biryani needs to be made .