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Kathal Biryani Recipe By Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi

Kathal Biryani Recipe

Harpal Singh Sokhi

Harpal Singh Sokhi

Kathal Biryani is a popular biryani that is made without chicken or mutton. Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares the recipe fo ... Read More

Preparation Time

Preparation Time

10-15 Min

Cooking Time

Cooking Time

10-20 Min

Meal Type

Meal Type

main course

Difficulty

Difficulty

MEDIUM

Ingredients For Kathal Biryani Recipe

  • For garam masala

    • 1 tbsp black peppercorns

    • 4-5 cloves

    • 4-5 black cardamom

    • 4-5 green cardamoms

    • 1-2 mace

    • 1 inch cinnamon stick

    • 2 bay leaves

    • 1 tsp cumin seeds

  • For Kathal Biryani

    • 4-5 cups water

    • salt to taste

    • 1 tsp black cumin

    • 1-2 stone flower

    • 3 bay leaves

    • 4 tbsp ghee

    • 1 tsp cumin seeds

    • 2-3 dry red chillies

    • 1 kg boiled and diced jackfruit

    • 2 cups soaked basmati rice

    • 10-12 ginger juliennes

    • 10-12 sliced green chillies

    • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

    • 4-5 tbsp fried onions

    • 2 cups yogurt

    • 1 tsp black pepper powder

    • 1-2 tsp cardmom powder

    • ground garam masala

    • salt to taste

    • 1 tsp turmeric powder

    • 4-5 tbsp lemon juice

    • mint leaves

  • For garnish

    • ground garam masala

    • cardamom powder

    • fried onions

    • mint leaves

    • ghee

How to make Kathal Biryani Recipe?

  1. In a pan, dry roast black peppercorns, cloves, black cardamoms, green cardamoms, mace, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cumin seeds and grind them into a fine powder in a mixer.
  2. In another pan take water and add salt, black cumin, stone flower and bay leaves to it and let it boil.
  3. Meanwhile, heat ghee in a kadhai and add cumin seeds and dry red chillies to it and fry the boiled and diced jackfruit in it.
  4. In the boiling water, add basmati rice and let it cook.
  5. Mix julienne ginger, sliced green chillies, ginger garlic paste with the jackfruit and then add fried onions, yogurt, black pepper powder, cardamom powder, ground garam masala, salt, turmeric powder, lemon juice and mint leaves and mix well. Switch off the flame.
  6. Now add a layer of cooked rice on this and sprinkle ground garam masala, cardamom powder, fried onions, and mint leaves on it.
  7. Add the remaining rice on top, add some ghee and keep on a low flame.
  8. Seal the edges of kadhai with dough and cover the kadhai with a lid.
  9. Remove the lid and dough after 10 min. Kathal biryani is ready to serve.

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In a pan, dry roast black peppercorns, cloves, black cardamoms, green cardamoms, mace, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cumin seeds and grind them into a fine powder in a mixer.

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In another pan take water and add salt, black cumin, stone flower and bay leaves to it and let it boil.

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Meanwhile, heat ghee in a kadhai and add cumin seeds and dry red chillies to it and fry the boiled and diced jackfruit in it.

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In the boiling water, add basmati rice and let it cook.

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Mix julienne ginger, sliced green chillies, ginger garlic paste with the jackfruit and then add fried onions, yogurt, black pepper powder, cardamom powder, ground garam masala, salt, turmeric powder, lemon juice and mint leaves and mix well. Switch off the flame.

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Now add a layer of cooked rice on this and sprinkle ground garam masala, cardamom powder, fried onions, and mint leaves on it.

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Add the remaining rice on top, add some ghee and keep on a low flame.

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Seal the edges of kadhai with dough and cover the kadhai with a lid.

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Remove the lid and dough after 10 min. Kathal biryani is ready to serve.

Kathal Biryani is a vegetarian biryani made with kathal (jackfruit). Generally, biryani is made wither with chicken or meat but if someone doesn’t eat meats but wants to savour the flavour and taste of a biryani, then jackfruit biryani is a perfect substitute.

Kathal or jackfruit has a texture similar to both red meat and chicken. Moreover, in this biryani, all the aromatic spices and ingredients are used that are used in a regular biryani.

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi’s Kathal Biryani is fragrant, delicious and unforgettable.