Chicken biryani is the most popular Indian rice dish. The southern Indian city of Hyderabad is acclaimed to have the best Biryani.
Ingredients:
Two black cardamoms
800 grams chicken, medium pieces
2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
Two sticks of cinnamon
Two cloves
Two green cardamoms
1/2-teaspoon of cumin
1/2-teaspoon coriander powder
2 tablespoons each of chopped ginger and garlic
2 cups flavored rice (basmati)
Two green chilies
1 tablespoon javeri mace
1 tablespoon limejuice
Four medium-sized onions sliced
2 tablespoons oil or ghee
Two large onions fried
Six pieces of peppercorn
1/2-teaspoon saffron color
To taste salt
To taste turmeric
2 cups yogurt
Directions:
1. Grind the ingredients to be ground to a fine paste. Mix this paste with yogurt and salt. Make cuts on the chicken pieces and rub this marinade into them well. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least four hours.
2. In a large vessel, combine the rice, water, and salt and cook until the rice is half done. Drain the excess liquid and spread the rice on a plate to cool.
3. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan until hot and fry the sliced onions until they are crisp and golden brown.
4. Add the marinated chicken pieces, mix well with all other ingredients, and add fried onion.
5. In a large heavy-bottomed pan, add chicken with marinade and top with a layer of rice, topped with a portion of the saffron milk. In this way, arrange alternate layers of melted clarified butter (ghee)/butter, chicken, rice, and saffron milk until they are all used up. Make sure the topmost layer is of rice topped with melted clarified butter (ghee)/butter and saffron milk.
6. Cook on high heat for first ten minutes. For the next ten minutes, cook over medium heat and the next ten minutes over low heat.
7. Cover it with a tight-fitting lid. Cook on very low level.
8. Garnish with slices of boiled eggs, nuts, or raisins.
Details:
Recipe Preparation Time: 10 min
Recipe Cooking Time: 45 min
Recipe Health Index: Average
Recipe Difficulty Level: Medium
Serving: 2
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Main Ingredient: Grains Recipes
