Lavaca mentioned it in the goat thread, and though I had heard the term a number of times, I never bothered to investigate. It looks marvelous!
Quick Google search turned up this chap's recipes and I will try it very soon and report.

https://www.indianhealthyrecip...cken-biryani-recipe/

Bill,

There is an endless list of different biryanis.

It is a stable in our part of the world like a stew.

Hundreds of ways, and ingredients to use.

Saeed, do you have a favorite?

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Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
Saeed, do you have a favorite?

No.

Basically look at the ingredients and pick the one that meets your needs.

I'm not a big fan of chicken, so I like real meat, including game or mutton, saffron rice, a little bit hot and with dried apricots and raisins, but that's just me. Saeed knows a whole lot more about it than I do.

Looked at several biryani recipes. Two things stand out: first you need a lot of spices that must be ordered from Amazone; and second, you need to be able to cook rice with a Ph.D., parboil this, only partially cook that, one layer here, one layer there, etc. The meat is by far the easy part.
Still, I am determined to at least try one of these.

Bill
Amazon spices are stale crap. If you like fresh spices with flavor try https://www.penzeys.com/

We are very lucky here with spices.

All the fresh ingredients are available, and one can actually order the exact combination he wants and it is ground and mixed while you wait.

The smell is delicious!

I think visiting a Middle East spice market would be a religious experience. I have a copy of Paula Wolfert's "The Food of Morocco," and the chapter on spices includes photos of Moroccan markets with beautiful, conical piles of spices of all colors stacked everywhere. I can imagine the smell.

The colors are beautiful. I can only imagine the aroma.

Stunning, Saeed. You are indeed fortunate. Here, spices are almost never fresh and usually dried and bottled in a small glass jar or tiny metal can and sold for outrageous prices per ounce. If you tried to smell it first, the store would call the police.

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Originally posted by nvmichael:
Bill
Amazon spices are stale crap. If you like fresh spices with flavor try https://www.penzeys.com/

I used to but from penzeys until I found they are rapid anti hunters and anti gun!

Never again!!!!

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Good to know, friend.

I totally agree. Any outfit that is an anti-gun in principle is someone that I will NOT spend my money with. Several years ago the NRA posted a list of anti businesses; I wish they would do it again. The only one I remember fro the past was Kraft Foods. I have not bought any of their product since then.The companies are only concerned with a profit marin; when they realize that pro-2nd ammdt. are in Opposition of their corporate polocy things will change.

Penzey's, would never buy one thing from those
people.

Visited the spice souk and the gold souk in Dubai( visited Saeed, too) with my wife. The spice souk was fantastic and a lot cheaper!

I like extra fruit. Could include raisins, apricots, or prunes. All good.

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Originally posted by jdollar:
Visited the spice souk and the gold souk in Dubai( visited Saeed, too) with my wife. The spice souk was fantastic and a lot cheaper!

Next time you are here we will make you several dishes to choose from.

I hope you and Mrs Dollar would join us for dinner.

Most recipes brines are a farce to kill the taste of meat especially with goat and deer by folks that just don't like the meat in question..