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Preparation
The tip to a successful biryani is to soak the rice for a couple of hours and partly cook it, so that the steam from the curry just finishes cooking the rice with no extra water. |
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# Biryani recipes
A biryani is usually saved for special occasions but we've got easy biryani recipes as well as some real showstoppers. Fluffy rice is cooked on top of a flavourful curry and adorned with herbs, nuts or fruit. Biryanis are full of flavour but typically only mildly spicy - a great treat for a hungry family.
[ ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/easy_lamb_biryani_46729)
[Easy lamb biryani](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/easy_lamb_biryani_46729)
by Sunil Vijayakar
This lamb biryani is real centrepiece dish, but it's actually easy as anything to make. Serve garnished with pomegranate seeds to make it look really special.
Main course
## More biryani recipes
[Home cooked chicken biriyani by Suzie LeeMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/home_cooked_chicken_58834)
[  Aubergine biryani with cucumber and mint raita by Rick SteinMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/aubergine_biryani_56949)
[  Easy lamb biryani by Sunil VijayakarMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/easy_lamb_biryani_46729)
[Pumpkin biryani by Dina MackiMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pumpkin_biriyani_50451)
[  Veggie meatball biryani by Sanjana ModhaMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/veggie_meatball_biryani_21364)
[  Crispy leek biryani by Nadiya HussainMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/crispy_leek_biriyani_96988)
[  Vegetable biryani by Sunil VijayakarMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/vegetable_biryani_50072)
[  Kashmiri biryani by Vivek SinghMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/kashmiri_biryani_14589)
[Prawn biryani by Nadiya HussainMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/prawn_biryani_54359)
[  Quick chicken biryaniMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chickenbiriyani_89035)
[  Mixed vegetable and almond biryani by Rachel PhippsMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/1_mixed_vegetable_and_84703)
[  Chicken and rosewater biryani by Rick SteinMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chicken_and_rosewater_70042)
[  Beef biryani by Tom KerridgeMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/beef_biriyani_96108)
[  Goat biryani by Nadiya HussainMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/goat_biryani_55073)
[  Extra special beef biryani by The Hairy BikersMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/extra_special_beef_27357)
[  Prawn saffron biryani by Nadiya HussainMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/prawn_saffron_biryani_82760)
[Quick spiced lamb biryani by Sophie MichellMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spicedlambbiryani_88839)
[Wild mushroom and sweetcorn biryani parcels by Atul KochharMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/wildmushroomandsweet_92214)
[Quick-spiced chicken thighs with 'emergency biryani' by Paul MerrettMain course](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/quickspicedchickenth_92025)
## Preparation
The tip to a successful biryani is to soak the rice for a couple of hours and partly cook it, so that the steam from the curry just finishes cooking the rice with no extra water.
## Also made with chicken
[  Baked chickendish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/baked_chicken)
[  Burritodish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/burrito)
[  Chicken casseroledish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chicken_casserole)
[  Chicken currydish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chicken_curry)
[  Chicken piedish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chicken_pie)
[  Chicken soupdish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chicken_soup)
[  Chicken stewdish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chicken_stew)
[  Chicken taginedish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chicken_tagine)
[  Coq au vindish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/coq_au_vin)
[  Fried chickendish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/fried_chicken)
[  Jerk chickendish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/jerk_chicken)
[  Roast chickendish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/roast_chicken)
[  Sataydish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/satay)
[  Thai chicken currydish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/thai_chicken_curry)
## Also made with lamb
[  Lamb currydish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/lamb_curry)
[  Roast lambdish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/roast_lamb)
[  Taginedish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tagine)
## Also made with rice
[  Bibimbapdish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/bibimbap)
[  Fried ricedish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/fried_rice)
[  Pilafdish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/pilaf)
[  Rice cakedish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/rice_cake)
[  Risottodish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/risotto)
[  Stir-frydish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/stir-fries)
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