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Showing 1–33 of 33 recipes in Rice/Biriyani/Polao

Special Mutton Biriyani (Kacchi Biriyani)
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Special Mutton Biriyani (Kacchi Biriyani)

Prep: 40 minutesServes 5
Chicken Pulao (Morog Pulao)
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Chicken Pulao (Morog Pulao)

Serves 4
Poha – Flattened Rice Breakfast
Rice/Biriyani/Polao

Poha – Flattened Rice Breakfast

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 4
Plain Polao / Flavored Rice by Sabrina Hasan
Rice/Biriyani/Polao

Plain Polao / Flavored Rice by Sabrina Hasan

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 1 hourServes 4
Chattogram’s Traditional Orsh’s Akhni Biriyani
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Chattogram’s Traditional Orsh’s Akhni Biriyani

Prep: 1 hour | Cook: 1 hourServes 8
Thai Fried Rice (Khao Phat) – Classic Stir-Fried Jasmine Rice
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Thai Fried Rice (Khao Phat) – Classic Stir-Fried Jasmine Rice

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes | Total: 50 minutesServes 4
Kacchi Biriyani by Rima Khan
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Kacchi Biriyani by Rima Khan

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 1 hour | Total: 30 minutesServes 6
Matar Panir Pulao by Tanvi Fahim
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Matar Panir Pulao by Tanvi Fahim

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 1 hour | Total: 30 minutesServes 4
Chicken Yakhni Polao Recipe
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Chicken Yakhni Polao Recipe

Serves 4
Chicken Biryani by Sadia Moon
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Chicken Biryani by Sadia Moon

Serves 4
Ilish Pulao by Shahnaj Parvin Alley
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Ilish Pulao by Shahnaj Parvin Alley

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutesServes 6
Kacchi biriyani by Hafsa Taslim
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Kacchi biriyani by Hafsa Taslim

Prep: 1 hour | Cook: 2 hoursServes 4
Spicy Tehari by Salowa Shampa
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Spicy Tehari by Salowa Shampa

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 1 hourServes 10
White/Shada Khichuri by Jannatul Farhana Rupa
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White/Shada Khichuri by Jannatul Farhana Rupa

Cook: 1 hourServes 4
Chicken Mandi Biryani
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Chicken Mandi Biryani

Serves 3
Chicken Biryani
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Chicken Biryani

Serves 8
Beef Tehari in Mustard Oil
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Beef Tehari in Mustard Oil

Serves 3
Bangladeshi Kacchi Biriyani
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Bangladeshi Kacchi Biriyani

Serves 6
Beef Biriyani by Bilkis Ara Shipa
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Beef Biriyani by Bilkis Ara Shipa

Serves 6
Chicken Biryani
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Chicken Biryani

Serves 4
Ilish/ Hilsa Pulao by Nusrat Farzana
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Ilish/ Hilsa Pulao by Nusrat Farzana

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutesServes 4
Ilish/Hilsa Pulao by Anila
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Ilish/Hilsa Pulao by Anila

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutesServes 4
Leftover Fried Rice
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Leftover Fried Rice

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 15 minutesServes 4
Chicken Tehari by Mehrin Karim
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Chicken Tehari by Mehrin Karim

Serves 12
Vegetable Biriyani by Sazia Afroze
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Vegetable Biriyani by Sazia Afroze

Cook: 50 minutesServes 8
Hilsa Flavored Rice/ Ilish Pulao
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Hilsa Flavored Rice/ Ilish Pulao

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutesServes 4
Porda biriyani by Afsa F. Wahid
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Porda biriyani by Afsa F. Wahid

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 1 hourServes 6
Beef Biriani
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Beef Biriani

Serves 6
Beef Tehari by Nishat Subah
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Beef Tehari by Nishat Subah

Vegetable Pulao
Rice/Biriyani/Polao

Vegetable Pulao

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutesServes 4
Beef Tehari
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Beef Tehari

Serves 5
Mutton Tehari
MuttonRice/Biriyani/Polao

Mutton Tehari

Prep: 40 minutes | Cook: 1 hourServes 6
Plain Pulao
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Plain Pulao

Prep: 40 minutes | Cook: 50 minutesServes 6

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