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Chicken Biryani

Make this chicken biryani anytime and watch your loved ones enjoying it to the hilt This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Chicken Biryani

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Main Ingredients Chicken, Brown rice
Cuisine Indian
Course Rice
Prep Time 1-1.30 hour
Cook time 31-40 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients list for Chicken Biryani

  • 400 grams Chicken cut into 1-inch pieces on bone
  • 1½ cups Brown rice soaked for 1 hour
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • ½ teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Green chilli paste
  • ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • ¾ teaspoon Coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 4-5 Green cardamom
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • ½ cup Fried onions
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves
  • 2 tablespoons Mint leaves chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Mint leaves chopped
  • + for sprinkling Ginger 1 inch, cut into thin srips
  • ½ teaspoon Caraway seeds (shahi jeera)
  • as required saffron strands
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • to sprinkle Garam masala powder
  • a few Mint leaves
  • as required Ghee
  • to sprinkle Kewra essence
  • to sprinkle Rose water
  • to garnish Mint sprig

Method

  1. Take chicken pieces in a bowl. Add ginger-garlic paste, chili powder, green chili paste, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder and mix. Add salt, mix well and set aside to marinate for 15-20 minutes.
  2. Boil 4 cups water in a deep non-stick pan. Add salt, cardamoms, bay leaf, cinnamon and drained rice. Stir lightly and cook till the rice is ¾ done.
  3. Add yogurt, ¼ cup fried onions, 1 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped mint leaves and half the ginger to the chicken and mix well.
  4. Strain the rice in a colander. Add caraway seeds and a few saffron strands and mix lightly. Set aside.
  5. Pour oil in another deep non-stick pan and brush well. Add the chicken with the marinade. Spread the rice over it evenly.