Name: Biryani rice recipe | Kuska rice or plain biryani without veggies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups rice ((preferably basmati)); 3.5 cups water ( or stock (chicken or veg stock)); 2 to 2 ½ tbsp Oil; ½ cup onion (thinly sliced (or about 1 lmedium)); 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; ½ cup tomato (chopped ( or about 1 large, deseeded)); Salt ( as needed); Handful mint ((or pudina & coriander)); ¼ cup curd ( or fresh yogurt (do not use sour one)); 1 bay leaf ((or tej patta)); 4 to 6 cloves ((or laung)); 4 to 6 green cardamoms ((or elaichi)); 1 star anise ((or chakri phool)); ½ tsp shahi jeera ((or jeera)); 1 strand mace ((or javitri)); 1 cinnamon ((or dalchini) two inch ); ¼ tsp Turmeric ((or haldi)); ½ to ¾ tsp red chili powder ((or lal mirch powder)); 1 to 1 ½ tsp biryani masala powder ((any readymade will do) (optional))