This is a good recipe for a Chicken Biryani,a popular spiced Indian rice.
My hubby loved it and complimented me by saying it tasted like restaurant biryani..:).So do try out.
Ingredients:- 1 1/2kg Chicken
- 4 cups Basmati Rice
- 3 large Onions sliced
- 2 tbsp Ghee/1 cup Oil
- 1 1/2 cup Yogurt
- 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
- 2 tbsp Red chili powder
- 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tbsp Green chilli paste
- 1 tsp Ajinomoto
- 1 tbsp Biryani Masala-grind cinnamon,cloves,cardamon and shahzeera
- Shaan Biryani Packet-for extra taste
- Coriander-finely chopped
- Mint leaves-finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- Saffron dissolved in hot water
- For Rice
- 1 tbsp Shahzeera/Caraway seeds
- 4 Black Peppercorns
- 4 Green Cardamons
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- 2 Cloves
- Salt to taste
- In a large sauce pan at medium heat ,add 2tbsp ghee,add onions and fry till golden brown and keep aside.
- In a large bowl,add the chicken and marinate with ginger-garlic paste,red chilli powder,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,ajinomoto,green chilli paste,,biryani masala,yogurt,fried onions,finely chopped coriander and mint leaves,salt and 3tbsp oil.
- Mix the chicken well and cover and leave it for 3hours or more.
- Next wash the rice and soak it in surlpus water for about 1/2 hour.
- Meanwhile,in a large cooking pot or rice cooker;pour in water along with cloves,cardamon,cinnamon sticks,shazeera and salt.
- Let it come to boil,add the drained rice.Give it a stir and let the rice cook until it is half done,2-3 minutes.Drain the rice.
- Now take a large vessel/non stick vessel;add the marinated chicken.Spread the drained cooked rice over the chicken.
- Spread evenly the fried onions and saffron color.
- Then cover the vessel lid with newspaper or aluminium foil;and place a heavy weighted vessel over it so that no steam can escape.
- Place the biryani vessel on stove and cook on low flame.
- Allow to cook for 10-15 mins.
- Serve the delicious biryani with dahi chutney and mirch salan.