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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lastly, serve hot and enjoy the chicken biryani :) :)
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