Which pot is to use for steaming / dum for cooking biryani ?
- Women`s Corner
- May 31, 2022
You can use any pot, but a dutch oven or deep pot will be helpful for the steaming (‘dum’). If you have to cook in larger quantities, buy a special pot. Here are some tips for steaming / dum's pot:
- Heavy-bottomed or cast iron dutch ovens take longer to develop steam, but they are better at preventing the rice from sticking to the pot.
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- If your pot isn’t heavy-bottomed, use a heat diffuser, flat griddle, or tava underneath it to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom.
- Use a Dutch oven or pot with straight edges. The goal during the steaming stage is to keep the steam inside, and deep, straight-edged pots are better at retaining steam.
