Chicken Masala Biryani
Serves 6
Directions
- 1Combine 1 medium sliced onion, 3 sliced tomatoes, 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander, 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves, and 2 tbs lemon juice in a bowl and mix well.
- 2Heat 1 cup oil in a large pot and add 4 large sliced onions. Fry for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- 3Remove half of the fried onions from the pot and set aside for later.
- 4Add green cardamom, black cardamom, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and bay leaves to the remaining onions in the pot.
- 5Add green chilies and mix well.
- 6Add ginger garlic paste and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- 7Add 1-2 tbs water and mix.
- 8Stir in coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, paprika powder, red chili powder, and salt. Mix well.
- 9Add the onion and tomato mixture from the first step. Mix and cook until oil separates.
- 10Add 1 kg chicken with bones. Mix until it changes color.
- 11Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes.
- 12Cook on high flame until oil separates, then remove the chicken from the pot into a separate bowl.
- 13Layer half of the soaked and 3/4th boiled rice at the bottom of the pot.
- 14Spread the cooked chicken over the rice layer.
- 15Layer the remaining boiled rice over the chicken.
- 16Sprinkle mace powder and nutmeg powder over the rice.
- 17Combine yellow food color with 1-2 tbs water and pour over the rice. Garnish with the reserved fried onions.
- 18Cover and steam cook for 10 minutes on low flame.
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 3 medium tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh coriander, chopped
- 1/2 cup mint leaves, chopped
- 2 tbs lemon juice
- 1 cup oil
- 4 large onion, sliced
- 3-4 whole green cardamom
- 2-3 whole black cardamom
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
- 6-7 whole cloves
- 2 whole bay leaves
- 5-6 whole green chilies
- 3 tbs ginger garlic paste
- 1-2 tbs water
- 2 tbs coriander powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tbs paprika powder
- 1 1/2 tbs red chili powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 kg chicken with bones
- 1 kg rice, soaked and boiled until 3/4th done
- 1/4 tsp mace powder
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/2 tsp yellow food color
- 1-2 tbs water
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