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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 - ¼ 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 ½ 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
Brindha
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...
Nagalakshmi V
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.
Anonymous
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
Sminu Mary
amazing recipe.. so easy to make.. thanks.
Eggloo
very nice recipe. thanks for the information
Ananda Rajashekar
sounds like a easy chick briyani, any kind of chicken briyani is my fav...love!