# One Pot Mixed Chicken Biryani

An easy, one-pot version of mixed chicken biryani that avoids the effort of boiling rice separately.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1/2 cup oil or ghee
- 1 kg chicken (leg or thigh)
- 2 whole onion
- 125 g crushed tomatoes or passata
- 1/3 cup yogurt
- 3/4 packet biryani masala
- 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 3 cup basmati rice
- 5 cup water
- 1/4 bunch chopped coriander (optional)
- chopped mint (optional)
- fried onions (optional)
- red/orange food colouring (optional)

## Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a deep pan over medium heat.
2. Add onions and shallow fry until brown, then remove half for garnish.
3. Add chicken and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste, biryani masala, tomatoes, and yogurt. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, until half done.
5. Add water and simmer until the chicken is fully cooked and bubbling.
6. Add the washed and soaked rice and cook for about 15 minutes, until holes appear on top.
7. Add food colouring on top.
8. Cover with foil and steam on the lowest heat for 15 minutes, until done.
9. Garnish with coriander, mint, and fried onions.

## Equipment

- deep pan
- foil

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MnVJGjlvdY4
- Creator: London Foodee
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/87c9394b-6cfc-4477-879f-ff5bb874c7f7
- Extracted: 2026-07-20

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