Chicken Biryani Recipe for Beginners

Ingredients:

*Chicken

500g chicken pieces (bones)

3 onions

2/3 cup cooking oil

10 cloves of garlic

1 cm ginger (crushed)

6 green chillies

3 tablespoons masala

2 teaspoons turmeric powder

1 cup yoghut

1 cup tomatoes (chopped)

Pinch of asafoetida

1 cup coriander (finely chopped)

1 cup mint

Salt to taste

10-15 curry leaves

Pinch of cumin seeds

*Rice

1.5 liters water

2 cups rice

4 cardamom pods

4 cloves

1 cinnamon quill

2 star anise

Pinch of cumin seeds

2 tablespoons salt

*Biryani

Cooked rice

Cooked chicken

1 cup coriander (chopped)

1/2 cup mint leaves

Methods:

*Chicken

1) In a heated pot, add cooking oil.

2) Once, oil has headed, add pinch of cumin seeds and splutter.

3) Add onions and cook until light brown & soft.

4) Add curry leaves, garlic and ginger. Saute' until soft.

5) Add & saute' masala & turmeric powder. Then add chicken pieces, salt to taste, asafoetida and salt to taste. Mix to combine and cook for 5 minutes.

6) Then, add yoghurt, tomatoes, coriander and mint leaves, mix to combine and cook for 20 minutes. Ensure to stir, occasionally.

*Set chicken aside.

*Rice

1) Wash rice and soak in water for 30 minutes.

2) Add water in a pot and bring to boil.

3) Add cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon quill and star anise, cumin and salt. Mix to combine

4) Add rice, stir and cook until rice is 90% cooked. Drain water and set aside.

*Biryani

1) In a larger pot, add 1/2 of cooked rice. Ensure to spread evenly.

2) Add cooked chicken and spread evenly.

3) Add the rest of the rice on top of cooked chicken pieces.

4) Top-up with coriander leaves and mint.

5) Cover with a lid and cook for 20 minutes over medium-to-low heat.

*Serve chicken biryani warm with freshly made raita.

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