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Shamshad’s Chicken Biriyani / Biryani Recipe

December 1, 2015 26 Comments

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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!

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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 BiryaniPin
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 🙂 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

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  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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