Chicken Biryani Recipe

Chicken Biryani has its origin in Iran. Now it is very popular throughout the Asia. It is prepared with rice, spices & chicken.

Ingredients for preparing Chicken Biryani:

• Chicken – 500 gm
• Rice – 500 gm
• Curd – 150 gm
• Potato – 250 gm
• Saffron – ½ tsp
• Onion – 3 (big slice)
• Ginger & Garlic paste – 2 tbsp
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Black pepper – ½ tsp
• Cardamom – 5
• Cinnamon stick – 2
• Clove – 6
• Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
• Shahjeera – ½ tsp
• Nutmeg –1 tsp
• Mace – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 200 gm
• Meetha attar – 4 drops
• Rose water – 1 tsp
• Kewra water – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste

Procedure for preparing Chicken Biryani:

• Marinate chicken with salt, curd and ginger garlic paste for 1hour for the better result.
• Wash and soak rice, keep aside for 1hour.
• Heat ghee in a pan and fry potatoes.
• Take out the potatoes & keep aside.
• In the remaining ghee fry onion, keep aside ¼ of them, now add marinated chicken, coriander powder, chilli powder, salt, black pepper.
• Cook until curd water dries.
• Add 2 cups of water and cook till chicken becomes tender.
• Sprinkle garam masala.
• Boil water.
• Add salt, cinnamon, cardamom & clove with rice.
• Boil rice partly and strain.
• Grease a large vessel and lay half of rice. Now lay chicken and potato and lay rest of rice.
• Mix saffron colour, nutmeg, mace, shajeera, mitha attar, rose water & kewra water with milk & pour into the rice.
• Sprinkle remaining onion, cover with a lid.
• Seal the vessel with flour dough, cook for 10-15 minutes on high flame, then cook on very low flame for more 15 minutes.
• Serve hot with raita.