# Chicken Biryani

This recipe shows how to make a delicious and flavorful Chicken Biryani.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tomatoes
- 5 green chilies
- 2 onions
- 1 handful mint leaves
- 1 handful coriander leaves
- 1 chicken pieces
- 3 tablespoons yogurt
- 2 tablespoons biryani masala
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 5 cashews
- 5 raisins
- 5 cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 star anise
- 5 cardamom
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 handful fried onions
- 1 boiled egg
- 1 serving yogurt based side dish

## Instructions

1. Chop the tomatoes, green chilies, and onions.
2. Finely chop the mint and coriander leaves.
3. Cut the whole chicken into pieces.
4. In a bowl, mix the chicken pieces with yogurt, biryani masala, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and salt.
5. Add the chopped mint and coriander leaves and lemon juice to the chicken mixture and mix well.
6. Wash the basmati rice and set aside.
7. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cashews, raisins, cloves, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, star anise, cardamom, and black peppercorns.
8. Add the chopped onions and sauté until golden brown.
9. Add the chopped tomatoes and green chilies and cook until soft.
10. Add the marinated chicken to the pressure cooker.
11. Add the washed basmati rice and mix gently.
12. Add water and mix well.
13. Add more biryani masala and salt, to taste.
14. Add the remaining mint and coriander leaves, and the fried onions.
15. Close the pressure cooker and cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
16. Once the pressure is released, serve the Chicken Biryani hot with yogurt-based side dish and a boiled egg.

## Equipment

- knife
- wooden bowl
- glass bowl
- pressure cooker
- wooden spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/eCDQV-kDLNc?si=khkuPKyZHgCiLDfz
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/34be25ae-fee5-4507-bad7-b9da5f8c93e0
- Extracted: 2025-02-08

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