Tasty Chicken Biryani

Tasty Chicken Biryani

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch |  Prep Time: 20 mins   |  Cook time: 20 mins  

Ingredients

• Chopped Onion - 1 Cup
• Chopped Tomato - 1/2 Cup
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
• Basmati Rice  - 2 cups
• Ghee -2 tsp
• Oil - 3 tsp
• Curd - 1 & 1/2 tsp
• Red Chili Powder - 1 & 1/2  tsp
• Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
• Special Masala - 1 tsp
• Salt - as needed

For Marinate:

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

To Grind:

• Fennel Seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 1 handful
• Mint Leaves - 1 handful
• Green Chilies - 2 

To Temper:

• Bay leaf - 1
• Cloves - 3 
• Cinnamon stick - 1

Method
Step 1:

• Wash the chicken pieces, and cut to medium sized pieces
• Add Turmeric Powder in the chicken and mix well. Keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
• For Special Masala- Heat a Pan without oil,  Add Cinnamon Stick 1, Cardamom 5 pieces, cloves 5 pieces,Dry roast it until the colour slightly changes, Allow it cool, Grind it as a powder in a Mixer, Keep aside.

Step 2:

• Wash and soak rice for 30 Minutes and drain water, Keep aside.
• Take a Mixer add mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, fennel seeds, grind it and keep aside.

Step 3:

• Take a pressure cooker, add oil, ghee, allow to heat
• Add cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves saute till they turn aromatic.
• Add onions and fry till they turn golden.
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes off. Add Marinated Chicken in it, Mix well until the water in the chicken goes out.
• Add tomato and mash up, Add grind-ed mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, fennel seeds into it, fry until raw smell goes off.
• Add Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder, Special Masala Powder, Curd one by one, Mix well 
• Now add 4 cups of water,  Add Salt, Pressure cook for 2-3 Whistles. This is to cook the chicken.
• once the pressure releases from the cooker,Open it and Add the rice in it, Close the cooker, Pressure cook for 2 Whistles. Let the pressure releases and Gently fluff.

Notes

• You can use mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, fennel seeds directly without grinding, But if you use it as grind-ed paste, it will smells excellent
• You can use normal boiled rice which is usually used for meals instead of Basmati rice. For using 1 cup boiled rice add 2 cups of water, allow extra whistles.
• You can also use Biryani Masala instead of using Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder.
• The Special Masala gives you excellent Flavor and Taste.
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