Chicken Biryani is a very popular dish among South Asia. This is an easy version since there is no marinade and can be done in 30 minutes yet more delicious.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Chicken - 1/2 kg
- Basmati Rice - 1/2 kg
- Onion - 1, cut lengthwise
- Tomato - 2
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
- Green Chillies - 1, slit lengthwise
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Garam masala - 1 tbsp
- Biryani masala - 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon - 1 inch
- Cloves - 3
- Bay leaf - 1
- Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
- Cilantro - 1/4 cup
- Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
- Yogurt - 2 tbsp
- Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
- Salt - To taste
Method
- Soak the rice for half an hour.
- Heat oil and ghee in a cooker and add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and fennel seeds.
- Add chopped onion, green chillies and saute well till it turns golden brown.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and stir a little.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook till it gets mashed.
- Add garam masala, chilli powder, biryani masala, cilantro, mint leaves, lemon juice and yogurt and fry for a while.
- Now add chicken pieces and continue frying till the chicken gets almost cooked. This is the step where we compensate for chicken marination. So don't skip it.
- Add rice, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add 800 ml of water and pressure cook for one whistle.
- Serve hot with raita and curry.
