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Shamshad’s Chicken Biriyani / Biryani Recipe

December 1, 2015 26 Comments

Chicken Biryani Recipe – What better way to get back fully after a lazy break from blogging? Make someone else do the work. So here’s a mild yet yummy and super easy Chicken Biriyani recipe shared by my friend Shamshad. She was very apologetic about the pictures but I have to say she did a mighty good job.

Thanks Sham!

Sham's Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biriyani Recipe
Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
Basmati rice –  4 cups (soaked in water for 1 hour)
Chicken pieces – 1 kg
Onions – 3 large
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
Green chilies – 5 (or as per your requirement)
Pepper powder – to taste
Coriander powder – 3 tbsp
Garam masala – 1 tbsp
Cardamom – 4
Cinnamon – a 1″ piece
Cloves – 4
Salt to taste
To Marinate
Pepper powder -to taste
Coriander powder – 3 tbsp
Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
For Seasoning
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Cashew nuts – 15 or so
Raisins – 10 or so
1 large onion

Method:

1. Chicken
Wash Chicken pieces. Marinate for atleast an hour with coriander powder, pepper powder, garam masala powder and salt.
Semi fry chicken pieces in a pan with little oil.

Heat oil and add onions and the ginger garlic paste. When it turns brown, add green chilies (cut into small pieces). Add coriander powder, pepper powder, garam masala powder and salt.

When it is done, add chicken pieces. Keep it for 5-10 mts till it is half cooked. In between you can turn the pieces so that it is heated equally.

Cook in pressure cooker with about 1/2 cup water. Normally 4 whistles.

Biriyani Rice
Put 2tsp ghee in the pan used to fry the chicken. Add cardamom+cloves+cinnamon.
After 2 mins, add the soaked rice. Stir well for 5 mins, else it will stick to the pan. Add the rest of the main ingredients and cook in a pressure cooker with 6 cups water (the ratio of rice:water should be 1:1.5) – normally 3 whistles for basmati rice.

Once done, mix the cooked rice and chicken.

Seasoning
Put ghee in a pan. Add onion (cut lengthwise very thin), cashew nuts and raisins. When it turns light
brown, remove and garnish the biriyani

Sham's Chicken Biryani
Serve hot with papad and raita.

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  1. Brindha

    October 27, 2012 at 1:31 am

    Nags, amazing receipes. Have tried few of yours – which came out sooo well… but in this briyani, as I was making, jus realised there is no tomatoes in it. I have a strong feeling, tomatoes are an important ingredient of Briyani, without which it might taste like pulao. I may be wrong… but tried today with few tomatoes added to this… but tell me if it is still ok to make briyani without tomatoes.. so that I can try that next time…

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    • Nagalakshmi V

      October 27, 2012 at 3:22 pm

      thanks brindha ๐Ÿ™‚ biryani can be made in so many different ways. this recipe, as i have mentioned in the post, was sent by my friend who makes it this way regularly. she doesn't add tomatoes to them. as far as i know, malabar-style chicken biryani is prepared this way.

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    • Anonymous

      January 13, 2013 at 12:54 am

      Hi Nagalakshmi… I love the way to update all pics and recipes. many of the curries i tried at home and they turned out well. I want to help me find a recipe in which i dont have to use an oven . I want to make something special for my loved one. a simple dish which stay long so that i carry it to my work place. Please suggest me some dishes

      Reply
  2. Sminu Mary

    August 22, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    amazing recipe.. so easy to make.. thanks.

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  3. Eggloo

    October 4, 2010 at 4:23 am

    very nice recipe. thanks for the information

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  4. Ananda Rajashekar

    September 25, 2010 at 9:41 am

    sounds like a easy chick briyani, any kind of chicken briyani is my fav…love!

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  5. Akila

    September 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    lovely briyani…

    http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com

    Regards,
    Akila.

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  6. shamshad

    September 21, 2010 at 8:37 am

    Indeed:)

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  7. Bong Mom

    September 20, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    What a nice friend !!!

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  8. Sig

    September 20, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    No biryani for me for a few weeks, but I can look and drool at the pics till then ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Happy Cook

    September 20, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    I love biriyani's and this looks so so good, I have still the bookmarked recipe from Bharathy's place to make which is your mom's biriyani and now i have to bookmark you friends one too.
    I only wish my hubby felt the same passion for biriyani like daughter and I.
    He thinks why mix everything in one por and call it a dish when you can serve them seperate, how much i explain to him it is not same, we still have the same discusion each time i tell him i am going to make biriyani.

    Reply
  10. Suja Sugathan

    September 20, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Irresistible biryani..yummy yum

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  11. Alice

    September 20, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    Thank you Nags for telling how many cups of water to add. I'm going to make Biryani for the first time. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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  12. โ™กโ™ฅโ™ก Cafe Pepela โ™กโ™ฅโ™ก

    September 20, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Wow! I really love biryani ๐Ÿ™‚
    ฤฐt looks so delicious.

    Reply
  13. Priya

    September 20, 2010 at 10:14 am

    Wowww irresistible briyani..

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  14. Alice

    September 20, 2010 at 8:17 am

    how many cups of water should I add when I put the basmati rice in the cooker? How many cups of water should I add when I put the chicken in the cooker?

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  15. Zareena

    September 20, 2010 at 7:23 am

    Yes. It is indeed awesome. Shamshad has experimented this on me and my husband (her bro) several times before posting the recipe..sigh! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  16. Sayantani

    September 20, 2010 at 6:40 am

    wow superb biriyani. thanks Nags And Shamsad for this.

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  17. Ranjana

    September 20, 2010 at 6:28 am

    Yayy for biryani!! Look forward to making it. One question – how long does the chicken need to be marinated for?

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  18. aipi

    September 20, 2010 at 3:47 am

    Too bad I am a vegetarian but I can tell it is really very well made..my brother loves chicken n he will definitely gobble it up ๐Ÿ™‚

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  19. Nags

    September 20, 2010 at 9:10 am

    Updated the post with the answers Alice! Thanks for pointing it out ๐Ÿ™‚

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  20. Nags

    September 20, 2010 at 7:48 am

    Haha thanks so much Zareena (chechy?) Looking forward to your Hyderabadi Biriyani recipes!!

    Reply
  21. Nags

    September 20, 2010 at 6:58 am

    Ranju, marinate for atleast an hour. I have updated the post ๐Ÿ™‚

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  22. Nags

    September 20, 2010 at 6:19 am

    Hello Sri, as I have mentioned in the post, she got the idea from Awesome Cuisine but has added her own variations. She is from Kerala and a Muslim so maybe her own touches are in line with that. Its definitely not a family recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  23. Sri

    September 20, 2010 at 6:13 am

    Nags, is this recipe authentic to a particular part of the country? or is this her family recipe?

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  24. Sharmilee! :)

    September 20, 2010 at 3:39 am

    What a coincidence amma made chick biriyani yest and I see ur friends biriyani here…..looks yum.

    Reply

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