Comments on: Sammy’s Kitchen – Webisode 2 – Hyderabadi Biryani

By: Samreen

Samreen — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:15:48 +0000

Yup..when you add the spices to the chicken in the onion mixture it will get cooked in the steaming process of the rice and chicken masla.. and that part is what enhances the flavor!

By: nya98

nya98 — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:16:57 +0000

awesome samreen, i am so gonna try this! loved your detailed steps- was just curious since you added the cardamom and garam masala to the fried onion mixture and then into the cooked chicken, i’m assuming that the spices got cooked a bit that way right? and you can use a lemon or lime? biryani is one of my ultimate fav foods, and this version of it will be so fun to cook!

By: Samreen

Samreen — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:55:45 +0000

Hello Leah,

Thank you so much for the compliments, you make us blush I’m so glad you liked the videos and the living room too hehe With a full time job, it definitely gets hard to even take time off for ourselves but I hope to get another video done and out soon. Be on the lookout! Hyderabadi biryani is seriously one of my favs, not only because I grew up eating it (well, more like inhaling it! ) and because I’m part Hyderabadi (from my Dad’s side), but because it’s made out of very different spices than the usual/normal biryani like “student” or “sindhi” or “bombay” or “shrimp”, etc.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:28:37 +0000

Hi there!
I was looking up food of the Nizams on You Tube when I came across your videos and your blog. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe, loved all the secret tips. Also, my mom makes biriyani in very similar ways, which is what I have adopted! Loved the Prawn masala video too, you should be putting up lots more recipes!!! Also, something else that caught my eye while looking up the video was the little I could see of your living room – the decor was beautiful!!!
Leah

By: Samreen

Samreen — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:35:58 +0000

Thanks Deepu – appreciate the kind words.

By: Samreen

Samreen — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:35:29 +0000

Thank you Duppu… the recipe truly comes from the heart and a Hyderabadi stomach too!

By: Samreen

Samreen — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:33:52 +0000

Thank you so much Tabitha!

By: Duppu

Duppu — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:58:02 +0000

Tried this one twice…one in pakki style and once in kacchi style.
Was awesome!! Think it is the best recipe for hyderabadi biryani I’ve come across!

By: Tabitha Zimmer

Tabitha Zimmer — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:08:20 +0000

You’ve done it again! Incredible post.

By: Deepu

Deepu — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:08:04 +0000

Samreen,

Excellent vid …nice details…i am trying it out today…

In between as someone rightly said “Both biryani and you are pretty Hot !! “…. and pretty Humorous tooo….I was smiling all the time while watching the video….

The ‘Kya kare tho kuch hota” – Great Hyderabadi touch ….and the messing up of the ‘Heating of the Oil” sentence was super ….

Great video ….also….

Regards
Deepu…Will keep you posted on the video….

Signing of with a Hyderabadi Dialogue…

Chalo mereko kaaamaan (work) hain bahut kaamman hain.

Salman khan, Amir Khan, Sharukh Khan, Ayub Khan, Sanjay khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Saif ali Khan sab logan humko Pyaar se Emraan Haashmi boltey, mere saath wale Pilot ko John boltey tereko kya boltey bol …tell tell