Serves 1
Directions
- 1Toast fennel seeds, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, cloves, bay leaves, and dried chilies in a pan.
- 2Grind the toasted spices in a mortar and pestle.
- 3Season chicken with ginger, garlic, salt, turmeric, chili powder, biryani masala, cumin powder, garam masala, oil, and yogurt.
- 4Marinate the chicken.
- 5Sear the marinated chicken in a pot with oil.
- 6Add fried onions, mint, and cilantro to the chicken.
- 7Boil water with spices, salt, and rice.
- 8Add more chili powder to the chicken.
- 9Add the cooked rice on top of the chicken.
- 10Drizzle saffron liquid over the rice.
- 11Seal the pot with dough, creating a lid.
- 12Draw a smiley face on the dough lid.
- 13Bake the biryani in the oven.
- 14Remove the dough lid from the cooked biryani.
- 15Serve and enjoy the chicken biryani.
Ingredients
- fennel seeds
- cardamom pods
- cinnamon sticks
- cloves
- bay leaves
- chicken
- ginger
- garlic
- salt
- turmeric
- chili powder
- biryani masala
- cumin powder
- garam masala
- oil
- yogurt
- fried onions
- mint
- cilantro
- water
- rice
- saffron
- dough
Equipment
panmortar and pestlebowlpotstovespoonovenknife
Tips
- The chicken should fall apart, indicating it's tender.
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