From the beautiful city of Calicut, this quick and easy recipe uses chicken and rice with distinct flavours from south India. Imitating north-Indian cooking techniques, this slow-cooked biryani is ...

Traditionally cooked on firewood, this biryani is made using the zeerak-samba ... We have used mutton in this recipe. 3. Heat oil on a medium-high flame, and add sliced onions.

Richly flavoured with saffron and spices, this fragrant rice dish makes a luxurious vegetarian main dish – or serve other vegetable dishes alongside for an Indian-style feast. Each serving ...

Scoop the biryani out onto a platter and garnish with the remaining chopped coriander and the pomegranate seeds. If you can't get hold of Indian bay leaves, a regular bay leaf can be used instead.