Ulavacharu Paneer Biryani
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Ulavacharu Paneer Biryani

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Cottage cheese cubes bathed in horsegram broth and dum-cooked with basmati.

Regular

$19

Large · Sharing

$36

Village Preparation

Slow-sealed in a heavy brass handi over a wood fire — the lid weighted with dough so the steam circles back through the rice (the dum method).

Ingredients

Horsegram broth (ulavacharu)Aged basmatiCurry leavesTamarindGheePaneer

Andhra Heritage Note

Ulavacharu — the horsegram broth of coastal Andhra — has been a village staple for three centuries. Folded into biryani, it carries our soil and our smoke.