Chicken Biryani
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
Chicken (whole)
1250 g
Oil (liquid)
250 ml
Onion (thinly sliced)
4 pcs
Tomato (whole)
500 g
Potato (quartered, boiled)
5 pcs
Yogurt (whisked)
240 ml
Lemon (sliced)
2 pcs
Mint leaves (chopped)
30 g
Coriander leaves (chopped)
30 g
Green chili (whole)
5 pcs
Basmati rice (soaked 40 minutes)
500 g
Spices & Seasonings
Ginger garlic paste (fresh)
2 tbsp
Salt
2 tbsp
Red chili powder
1 tbsp
Cumin
1 tbsp
Coriander powder
2 tbsp
Turmeric
1 tsp
Shan Bombay Biryani Masala
3 tbsp
Chicken bouillon cube
1 pcs
Nutmeg (ground)
1 tbsp
Black peppercorns (ground)
6 pcs
Cinnamon stick (ground)
1 pcs
Star anise (ground)
1 pcs
Cloves (ground)
4 pcs
Instructions
Fry onions
Heat 1 cup oil in a wok, add thinly sliced onions and fry until brown and crispy.
Sauté aromatics and chicken
Remove more than half the fried onions and set aside. Add ginger garlic paste to the remaining oil and fry until aromatic, then add chicken and fry until it turns white.
Add spices and tomato-chili blend
Add all mentioned spices except the freshly ground whole spices. Blend tomatoes and green chilies, then add to the chicken along with lemon slices and whisked yogurt.
Simmer gravy
Cook the mixture on medium flame until the water evaporates, oil separates, and chicken becomes tender.
Prepare and add potatoes
Separately boil potatoes until tender. Add them to the gravy along with ½ cup water and orange food color. Cook for 1 minute then turn off the heat.
Finish gravy with herbs
Add chopped fried brown onions, mint, coriander and remaining green chilies to the gravy. Reserve some herbs for topping.
Parboil rice
Bring water to a boil in a separate wok, add salt and soaked basmati rice. Boil until 70% done, then strain.
Layer and steam biryani
Place the strained rice on top of the gravy. Drizzle with 3 tbsp oil or ghee. Cover and cook on high flame for 5-7 minutes, then reduce to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in an airtight container. Add a splash of water when reheating to restore moisture.
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