Chicken Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Ingredients
Onion sliced 2 medium
Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp.
Chicken 700 grams
Oil ½ Cup
Cumin seeds ½ tbsp.
Salt ½ tbsp. or to taste
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Water ½ Cup
Green cardamom 2-3
Black cardamom 2
Black peppercorns ½ tsp
Cloves 5-6
Cinnamon stick 2-3
Bay leaves 2
Coriander powder 1 & ½ tbsp.
Red chili powder 2 tsp or to taste
Garam masala powder ½ tbsp.
Black pepper powder 1 tsp
Tomatoes chopped 2 medium
Yogurt whisked ½ Cup
Fresh coriander chopped ½ Cup
Mint leaves chopped ½ Cup
Green chilies 3-4
Dried plums 8-9
Onion fried
Rice basmati 700 grams (soaked & boiled until 3/4th done)
Biryani masala 1 tbsp.
Lemon slices
Yellow food color ½ tsp or as required
Directions
- In wok, add water, turmeric powder, salt, cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste and mix well.
- Add onion, chicken and mix well.
- Cover and cook on low flame for 5-6 minutes then cook on high flame for 2-3 minutes & set aside.
- In pot, add corn oil, green cardamom, black cardamom, black peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves and mix.
- Add coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and mix well.
- Add yogurt and mix well.
- Now add cooked chicken mixture, mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add fresh coriander, mint leaves, green chilies, mix well and cook on high flame until oil separates.
- Add dried plums and mix well.
- Take out half of the chicken mixture in a bowl and set aside.
- Add fried onion, boiled rice, remining chicken gravy, fried onion, biryani masala, lemon slices and remaining boiled rice.
- add yellow food color and mix well.
- Add dissolve food color, fried onion, cover and steam cook on low flame for 10-12 minutes.
- Open the steam and enjoy with Salad and Raita.
