# Chicken Biryani

Let's make chicken biryani!

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- pan
- mortar and pestle
- bowl
- pot
- stove
- spoon
- oven
- knife

## Tips

- The chicken should fall apart, indicating it's tender.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xhVDLnm7VfY
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a9a3b231-b6d6-4f91-b9de-782fb0a44b5b
- Extracted: 2025-12-04

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