Chicken Biryani Ingredients
- 1 Chicken ( for 4 persons )
For each chicken take:
- 1 cup Rice
- 1 pinch curd
- 3 medium size onions
- Oil or ghee
- 1 oz Almonds
- 2 oz Raisins
- 4 Eggs
- 1 tsbp. Saffron
- Salt to taste
Grind together to form a smooth paste:
- 2 medium size Onions
- 6 Garlic Cloves
- 1 4-inch Ginger piece
- 1 Sprig coriander
- 1 Sprig mint
- 4 Small cardamoms
- 2 Blades mace
- 4 Cloves
- 2tsbp. Poppy seeds
- 1 inch Stick cinnamon
- Green chilies
How to make Chicken Biryani
- Cleanup the chicken and cut into 4-6 pieces.
- Add the ground spices towards the curd and combine well and marinate chicken pieces for almost 2 hrs.
- In a pan heatup oil and fry slice onions til they become golden brown and crispy.
- Now add onions to the marinated chicken and mix gently.
- Boil chicken over medium heat and parboil the white rice.
- In a large pan, place a layer of rice after that make layer of chicken gravy and atleast 2 chicken pieces until all chicken gravy and rice are finished.
- Over the top layer of rice, place a good small amount of oil or ghee.
- Take some warm milk and dissolve crush saffron then sprinkle over chicken biryani.
- For covering pan, seal the edge of pan with a flour paste.
- Place it in a large
- Place it in a large covered vessel that contains water and hang up the whole in order to steam for approximately 1/2 hour.
- Fry raisins and slice almonds then sprinkle over chicken biryani with nuts and slices of boiled eggs.
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Chicken biryani is ready to serve with mint chutney or raita.
Prep Time: 2 Hours
Cooking time: 50 mins
yield: 4 servings
