I prepared this biriyani for last week end. Just wanted to note this down as it was so perfect.
Ingredients
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Basmati Rice - 4 Cups ( I used Kohinoor)
Chicken - 800gms
Onion - 2
Green chilly - 2
Tomato - 2
Curd - 1 Cup
Cinnamon - 4
Cardamom - 5
Cloves - 4
Bay leaves - 4
Star Anise - 1
Chilly Powder - 1 and half Teaspoon
Garam masala - 1/2 Teaspoon
Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 Teaspoon
Coriander - A handful
Mint - A handful(I substituted with a teaspoon of dried mint)
Oil - 2 Tablespoon + 1 Teaspoon
Milk - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 2 or 3 Teaspoon
Lemon - 1
Method
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1.Clean the chicken and marinate with half of curd and salt.
2.Wash the Rice and soak them for 20mins.
3.Heat 2 Tablespoons of Oil in a pan and season with 3 Cinnamon, 3 Cardamom, 2 Cloves, 3 Bay leaves .
4. Add sliced onion and fry till they are dark brown. Do not let them burn.
5. Add Ginger garlic paste , green chilly and fry till the raw smell goes.
6. Add chopped coriander and mint leaves and fry.
7. Add chopped tomatoes and fry till the oil comes out.
8. Add chilly powder and garam masala powder.
9.Add Chicken pieces and fry for 5 minutes.
10. Now add remaining curd, milk and salt and cook till the chicken is almost done. Add 1/4cup of water if necessary. It should not be too thick.
11.In the meantime, boil water in a big pan or pressure cooker and add the soaked rice, salt, remaining spices(cinnamon, cardamom, cloves,star anise , bay leaves) and a teaspoon of oil
12.Cook the rice for 7-8 minutes. It should be cooked only 70%.
13.Drain the water and spread the rice in colander.
14.Spread little ghee in a pan of electric rice cooker.
15.Put a layer of rice in cooker pan then top it with chicken gravy. Repeat this until all the rice is done.
16.Spread some chopped coriander, mint leaves and sprinkle lemon juice. Add Ghee.
17.Switch on the electric cooker. After some time, it will go to warm mode. Let it be in warm mode atleast for 15minutes.
18.While serving, Gently mix the rice with a plastic or light wooden spatula.
Notes
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While cooking chicken, after adding each ingredient , close the lid and cook.
Instead of milk , we can add coconut milk.
Even though , it looks like a elaborate process, it is easy as we can cook chicken and rice side by side. We can make sure rice is not over cooked. No need to worry about the water ratio.
Do not mix the rice with heavy spoons or spatulas. Use lighter ones and handle gently.
Ingredients
--------------
Basmati Rice - 4 Cups ( I used Kohinoor)
Chicken - 800gms
Onion - 2
Green chilly - 2
Tomato - 2
Curd - 1 Cup
Cinnamon - 4
Cardamom - 5
Cloves - 4
Bay leaves - 4
Star Anise - 1
Chilly Powder - 1 and half Teaspoon
Garam masala - 1/2 Teaspoon
Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 Teaspoon
Coriander - A handful
Mint - A handful(I substituted with a teaspoon of dried mint)
Oil - 2 Tablespoon + 1 Teaspoon
Milk - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 2 or 3 Teaspoon
Lemon - 1
Method
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1.Clean the chicken and marinate with half of curd and salt.
2.Wash the Rice and soak them for 20mins.
3.Heat 2 Tablespoons of Oil in a pan and season with 3 Cinnamon, 3 Cardamom, 2 Cloves, 3 Bay leaves .
4. Add sliced onion and fry till they are dark brown. Do not let them burn.
5. Add Ginger garlic paste , green chilly and fry till the raw smell goes.
6. Add chopped coriander and mint leaves and fry.
7. Add chopped tomatoes and fry till the oil comes out.
8. Add chilly powder and garam masala powder.
9.Add Chicken pieces and fry for 5 minutes.
10. Now add remaining curd, milk and salt and cook till the chicken is almost done. Add 1/4cup of water if necessary. It should not be too thick.
11.In the meantime, boil water in a big pan or pressure cooker and add the soaked rice, salt, remaining spices(cinnamon, cardamom, cloves,star anise , bay leaves) and a teaspoon of oil
12.Cook the rice for 7-8 minutes. It should be cooked only 70%.
13.Drain the water and spread the rice in colander.
14.Spread little ghee in a pan of electric rice cooker.
15.Put a layer of rice in cooker pan then top it with chicken gravy. Repeat this until all the rice is done.
16.Spread some chopped coriander, mint leaves and sprinkle lemon juice. Add Ghee.
17.Switch on the electric cooker. After some time, it will go to warm mode. Let it be in warm mode atleast for 15minutes.
18.While serving, Gently mix the rice with a plastic or light wooden spatula.
Notes
-------
While cooking chicken, after adding each ingredient , close the lid and cook.
Instead of milk , we can add coconut milk.
Even though , it looks like a elaborate process, it is easy as we can cook chicken and rice side by side. We can make sure rice is not over cooked. No need to worry about the water ratio.
Do not mix the rice with heavy spoons or spatulas. Use lighter ones and handle gently.
