page_title: Hyderabadi biryani
section_title: Types
hierarchical_section_title: Hyderabadi biryani / Types
caption_attribution_description: English: Asma Khan; chef-founder, Darjeeling Express, Soho, London, England, UK; about to open traditional Calcutta-style dum biryani
context_page_description: Hyderabadi biryani is a variety of biryani from Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is prepared from rice using the dum method of cooking.
context_section_description: Hyderabadi biryani is of two types: the kachchi (raw) biryani, and the pakki (cooked) biryani.
caption: Chef Asma Khan about to open a dum biryani