Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Chicken biriyani

One of my friend make great chicken biriyani. Every one here loves it.
I am sure you will like it too.


Ingredients:
Basmati rice - 2 cup
Chicken - 1 lb ( 1/2 kg)( with bone is preferred)
Onions - 2 medium size
Tomato - 2 medium size
Ginger garlic paste - 4 tsp heap full
1/2 bunch mint leaves
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
2 green chill or to taste
1/2 cup coconut    milk
4 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp chilli powder
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Cloves -2
Cinnamon -1 inch
cardamom - 1
Bay leaf - 2
 Oil - 3 Tbsp
Ghee - 3 Tbsp
Lemon - 1/2

Method :
1. Marinate chicken, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, salt and turmeric and let it sit for an hour.
2. In a pan add oil. When it's hot add cloves,cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf. Add onions sliced length wise and sauté nicely. Onions should be brown.
3. Add green chilli and ginger garlic paste and sauté well.
4. Now wash rice and drain all the water and add lemon juice and ghee and mix well and let it sit.
5. Add mint and coriander leaves and sauté.
6. Add marinated chicken and mix it and saute for fee minutes
7. Add soaked rice and fry for few minutes.
8. Add coriander powder and mix well.
9. Add 2 and 1/2 cup water, cocunut milk, salt and let it cook.
10. Once all the water is evaporated, put the flame to sim and let it cook slowly.
11. If you want colored biriyani, mix color powder in a Tbsp of water and pour it in few places on top and don't mix. Let it cook in sim.
12. After 30 minutes switch off the flame.
13. Mix slightly without breaking the rice. Don't mix it too much after the rice is cooked.

Enjoy cooking and eating.


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