Chicken Masala Biryani
Description
It is a traditional biryani . Hot and spicy.
Ingredients
At a glance
Main Course
Biriyani
Serves
5
- 2 lb (cut into 8 pieces)chicken
- 3 cups Basmati Rice
- 4 pinch Nigella
- 6 whole Green Chili
- to taste Salt
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1/2 tsp Saffron
- 5 whole Cardamom
- 1 inch (whole) Cinnamon
- 8 whole Cloves
- 12 whole Peppercorns
- 4 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 cup Cashew nut
- 1/2 cup Raisins
- 5 medium (finely chopped) Onion
- 2 tsp. (grated) Ginger
- 2 tsp (paste) Garlic
- 3 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 3 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Black Cumin Seed (Shahi Jeera)
- 3/4 cup Ghee
Methods/steps
- Marinate chicken pieces with curd, two bay leaf and salt.
- Heat milk and soak saffron. Keep aside.
- Boil rice adding 5 pinch of Nigela (kalo jeera) and 5 green chili, two bay leaf and whole black pepper in enough water. Ensure that rice is about 3/4th cooked. Drain water. Spread rice on a dish.
- Heat ghee. Add cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. Add three onions chopped.
- Add ginger and garlic and fry till light brown.
- Mix red chili and coriander powder in little water and add. Add Shah Jeera. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes in medium heat.
- Add marinated chicken pieces and cook till oil starts separating out. Add sugar and salt as reqd.
- Add cooked rice. Add saffron soaked milk. Add cashew nut and raisins (kismis). Mix properly.
- Cook in very low heat or bake in preheated oven for 10/15 minutes.
- Fry two chopped onions. Garnish with fried onion and serve hot.
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