Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani~

A biryani is a rice dish that's popular in India and Pakistan and usually features a mix of rice, herbs, and spices as well as some type of vegetables or meat. This is a wonderful recipe for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. Try it

Ingredients of chicken biryani:

• 1 kg of basmati rice,
• 4 pieces of chicken (cut each chicken into 4 pieces),
• 1 cup of chopped onion,
• 2 tablespoons of onion paste,
• ½ cup of chopped onion,
• 2 tablespoons of ginger-garlic paste,
• 1 teaspoon of red chili powder,
• ½ of nutmeg-mace paste,
• ½ teaspoon of poppy seeds paste,
• 1 teaspoon of hot spices,
• ½ cup of sour yogurt,
• 2 pieces of bay leaf,
• ½ teaspoon of biryani spices,
• 4 pieces of cardamom,
• 4 sticks of cinnamon,
• 12-14 pieces of prune,
• 2 tablespoons of chopped pistachio-almond,
• 2 tablespoons of raisins,
• 4 tablespoons of clarified butter,
• ½ cup of milk powder,
• 6-7 pieces of whole green chili,
• 1 cup of oil,
• 1 tablespoons of cara way,
• salt according to taste.

Instructions of chicken biryani:

1. At first wash 16 pieces of chicken and drain out the water and place it on a bowl. Then rub chicken with the sour yogurt, red chili powder, nutmeg-mace, ginger-garlic, onion paste, poppy seeds paste & salt very well and keep marinate for 20 minutes.
2. Now fry the ½ cup of chopped onion with the oil-clarified butter on a large pan, take it out when it is light golden color and keep aside.
3. Then pour rest of the oil-clarified butter on the pan and fry the 1 cup of the chopped onion and stir it some time. Now add the hot spices & bay leaves, stir it and pour the marinated meat, stir it and cook it over medium heat until the fragrant.
4. Now pour the water (according to need), and rest of spices, stir it and cook it with the lid until it is tender and stir it occasionally.
5. When the broth is reduced take the chicken pieces from the pan on a pot, now pour the 1½ kg hot water on the same pan, add the cardamom-cinnamon & milk powder (mix it with the a cup of warm water) stir it and cook it.
6. Then wash the rice and sieve it properly, pour the rice, prune & salt (according to taste) on the pan when the water is simmering, stir it occasionally. Now pour the raisins, chicken pieces, caraway & green chili and leave it for 10-15 minutes with the lid without flame on the stove.
7. Now take it out and stir it to mix well the chicken biryani and pour it on a serving dish and garnish it with the sprinkle the beresta & chopped pistachio almond.
8. Lastly, serve hot and enjoy the chicken biryani :) :)