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My husband made Chicken Biryani today and me guess the surprise, which I failed to. He followed Sanjay Thumma's recipe Why did he make it? His friend said its easy. Anything unexpected? While making, he wasnt sure, if the masala was enough. End result. The family liked it and saved some for neighbors too. What can go wrong with Biryani? The spice paste might be disproportionate to rice The rice could be soggy from disproportionate water Chicken might be undercooked (ah, the embarrassment when served to guests)  And none of that happened with biryani at hand. Fun biryani's Mirchi-ka-salan biryani Chole Biryani

'How is  Pulav  different from  Biryani ?'. My mom asks. This isnt the first time she asked. Last time I didnt know the answer. Today over a meal of  Chicken biryani , its imperative that I know the answer. I search on the web while eating and tell her that pulav is done all together at once while in Biryani the meat and rice are layered. The chicken biryani was flavorful but a blooper in rice - I used 4.5 cups for 3 cups Basmati. It seemed done and rest was supposed to cook with chicken juices. In the end, the rice was undercooked. I have used fried onions too. I made  drumsticks  with olive oil. I have tried this recipe before and was very happy with the result. This time I had bonus gravy. There's still the  chicken tikka masala  to make. I need to make it spicy for my family palate. With the cream, how will I manage that? I finally made whole wheat sphaghetti with a mix of vegetables - potato, carrot, peas, cauliflower, beans (all st...