Kuska Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	20 min
Total time	30 min
Serves	2 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 1 bay leaf / tej patta
• 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
• 3 pods cardamom / elachi
• 1 star anise
• 5 cloves / lavang
• ½ tsp fennel / saunf
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• ¼ cup curd / yoghurt (whisk)
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 green chilli (slit)
• ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tsp biryani masala
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp mint / pudina (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
• 1 cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes)
• 2 cup water

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a pressure cooker heat 2 tbsp ghee and saute spices.
2. also saute 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 green chilli.
3. additionally add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
4. further keeping the flame on low, add ¼ cup whisked curd and saute till the curd combines well without curdling.
5. now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp biryani masala and 1 tsp salt. saute on low flame till it turns aromatic.
6. additionally, add 2 tbsp mint and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
7. furthermore, add 1 cup basmati rice and 2 cup water. mix well.
8. cover and pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame or till rice gets cooked completely.
9. finally, serve kuska rice / kuska biryani with mirchi ka salan or raita.

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Step-by-step

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Video

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Notes

• firstly, adding curd enhances the flavour of biryani, however, can be replaced with coconut milk.
• also, use sona masuri rice if you do not have basmati rice.
• additionally, if cooking biryani in open vessel, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• finally, kuska rice / kuska biryani recipe tastes great when prepared with lots of spices.