Chicken Biryani

 

Utensils

 

Big Cooking Pot

One big bowl

Wooden spatula

 

Ingredients

 

Chicken -1 kg

Basmati Rice- 500 gm

Garam masala- 4 table spoon

Butter- 50 gram

Garlic (chopped) 4 table spoon

Onions sliced- 1 cup

Ginger chopped – 4 table spoon

Red chili powder – 3 table spoon

Coriander Powder- 1 table spoon

Oil- 5 table spoon

Yogurt -2 cups

Tomato chopped- three fourth cup

Bay leaf ( tejpatta)- 4

 

For the Marinade

 

Red chili powder-1 and half table spoon

Ginger chopped- 2 table spoon

Garam masala powder- 1 table spoon

Turmeric Powder- 1 table spoon

Yogurt- 1 cup

Salt – As you taste

 

For Garnishing

 

Saffron (dissolved in half cup water)- half gram

Rose water- 2 table spoon

 

Method (Biryani is cooked in layers so when you add rice to the chicken do not try to mix it)

 

Cut the Chicken into big pieces

 

Put all the ingredients of the marinade in a bowl and mix well.

 

Add chicken Pieces to it and leave for an hour.

 

Now boil water, add half of the whole garam masala and bay leaf to it

 

Soak the excess water off the rice

 

When water boils add rice

 

Cook the rice till it is ¾ done (don’t let the rice to be fully cooked)

 

Drain the water and keep it aside

 

Heat a thick pan and add oil

 

When oil is hot add remaining garam masala

 

Add sliced onion and cook it till golden brown

 

Add 1 table spoon of remaining garam masala and all the remaining ingredients, and tomato (high heat)

 

Turn the heat on medium add the rice for about 10 minutes

 

Turn the heat to low and cook it for 10 more minutes

 

Chicken Biriyani is ready.