Every one of us loves enjoying a plate full of biryani. While some wait for celebrations to enjoy their favourite mutton or chicken biryani, there are others who don’t require an occasion to feast on the dish. It gets better because India boasts of many different varieties of biryanis and the list is endless, which makes it even better because it is a never-ending journey once you fall in love with the mixed rice dish. 
 
However, occasionally, you want to experiment with new ingredients in your biryani. Interestingly, city chefs say biryanis are not limited to chicken or mutton and people even make lamb, beef, pork, prawn and duck biryani too. If you love biryani and don’t mind trying out unique combinations or versions of them, then we have got you covered. If you like a classic biryani, then there is one for you too. 
 
Mid-day Online spoke to three Mumbai chefs to share recipes for biryanis that people can make any time of the week because you don’t really require a celebration to enjoy it. They not only share tips to make a delicious Butter Chicken Biryani but also for a typical home-style Andhra Mutton Biryani and a Safed Gosht ki Mutton Biryani too. 
 
Butter Chicken Biryani by Glyston Gracias, city chef, Social, across all outlets 
Chef Glyston Gracias, city chef at Social, is one who usually craves one pot wonders and since the biryani is one of them, it is on top of his list at home, but if not, it is pilaf. While he prefers pork or duck biryani, he often goes back to the classic chicken or mutton biryanis. At Social, he makes Butter Chicken, which simply combines two crowd favourites of butter chicken and biryani into one and produces a burst of flavours that are hard to miss.   

Ingredients: 
Butter chicken 150 gm 
Steamed basmati rice 300 gm  
Rose water + Kewda 10 ml       
Saffron water 15 ml 
Green elaichi powder 5 gm 
Rogan (oil) 10 ml  
 
Garnish:  
Fried onion 10 gm 
Fried cashew nuts 5 gm 
Chopped coriander 5 gm 
Boiled egg white 1 no