
Chicken Biryani Recipe

30 min

2-3 People

20 min
Ingredients
For Rice
Rice – 1 bowl
Salt – 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
For Chicken gravy
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Cinnamon – 1 stick
Green cardamom – 3-4 nos
Black cardamom – 1-2 nos
Cloves – 4-5 nos
Sliced onion – 1 cup
Chicken – 1 kg
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Salt – as per taste
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Yoghurt – ½ cup
Green chili – 1 no
Chopped mint – 1 tsp
Chopped coriander – 1 tsp
Cream – ½ cup
Saffron – ½ tsp
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
For Jhol
Cream – ½ cup
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Black pepper powder – ½ tsp
Clove powder – ½ tsp
Method
Pick wash and soak the rice for one hour.
Boil the rice for 7 minutes.
Strain rice and keep it aside for cool it down.
For Chicken gravy
In a non-stick pan heat ghee, then add cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves and allow it to crackle.
Now add sliced onion, and cook it till it gets golden brown color.
Add chicken and cook it for a while.
Add ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and cook everything together.
Add stock, yoghurt, stir it continuously.
Put slit green chili, chopped mint, chopped coriander, and give a nice mix.
Add cream, saffron and give one stir and finish with lemon juice.
For Jhol
In a non-stick pan heat cream and ghee, black pepper powder, clove powder and mix it well
For Finishing
In biryani pot add first layer of chicken
Second layer of rice then put some brown onion, chopped coriander, and another layer of chicken gravy, jhol, and another layer of rice and top up with chicken gravy, jhol, chopped coriander, brown onion, chopped mint.
Cover with lid and seal with atta, and cook it for 15-18 min at gentle flame.
Let it rest for 10 min, open the biryani and serve.