
Lucknow Basket Biryani
Biryani served in edible potato basket. Modern Lucknow innovation.
Time 90 min · Serves 9 · 518 kcal · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- Ghee — 30 ml (whole)
- onion — 200 g (sliced)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Potato — 100 g (chopped)
- biryani masala — 12 tbsp (ground)
- Basmati Rice — 700 g (ground)
- chicken — 500 g (chopped)
- Mint Leaves — 15 g (chopped)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Curd — 200 g (whole)
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
- oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Method
- Marinate chicken with yogurt, ginger-garlic, biryani masala, red chilli, turmeric and salt for at least 30 minutes.
- Rinse and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes. Parboil with whole spices and salt until 70 percent cooked, then drain.
- Thinly slice onions and deep fry in ghee until golden brown and crisp (birista). Set aside.
- Form the edible potato basket: shape grated/sliced potato into a basket and fry till crisp and golden. Keep aside.
- In a heavy handi, cook the marinated chicken until almost done and the masala thickens.
- Layer the parboiled rice over the chicken. Top with fried onions, mint, coriander and saffron, drizzle ghee.
- Seal the lid with dough and cook on dum (very low flame) for 20-25 minutes.
- Gently fluff the biryani and serve hot inside the crisp potato basket, garnished with fried onions.
Common questions
- Lucknow Basket Biryani ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- लखनऊ बास्केट बिरयानी ko English mein Lucknow Basket Biryani likhte hain.
- Ek plate Lucknow Basket Biryani mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 518 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 90 min lagta hai — 40 min taiyari, 50 min pakana.
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