Nimi's Culinary Ventures

CHICKEN BIRIYANI

It seems that the name “Biriyani” was derived from the Persian language.The smell of spices really ignites our taste buds.The recipe that I ‘m typing out was shared to me by one of my aunts.
1kg Chicken pieces  
1tbsp red chilli powder
1tbsp Coriander powder
1tsp garam masala
1/4 cup curd
2tbsp oil
3 cups of Basmati rice
2 pieces of cinnamon
4 cloves
3 cardamoms
1/2 part of a lemons juice
1 piece of Ginger crushed
6-7 cloves of garlic crushed
4-5 green chillies (Julian cut)
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
1 tomato sliced
6 cups of water
Salt to taste
  • Marinate the chicken pieces with chilli powder,garam masala,coriander powder,curd and salt.Keep it for 1/2 an hour.
  • In a heavy bottomed vessel pour oil fry  and seperate the cardamoms,cloves,cinnamon and rice by adding the lemon juice.
  • In the remaining oil add the crushed ginger and garlic,coriander leaves,green chillies and stir them well.Add the tomato pieces and stir it well.
  • Now add in the chicken pieces and mix well pouringabout 1/2 cup of water.Cover the vessel with a lid and let it cook till it gets half tenderized.
  • When the chicken is half cooked ,mix in the rice and spices ,pour the 6 cups of water and let it cook on low flame covered with a lid.
  • When the rice is cooked the water  would have evaporated completely.
  • For garnishing you can fry sliced large onions,nuts and raisins in ghee and mix with rice.

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3 Comments

  1. Amreen

    May 31, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Very nice recepies thnx for sharing with us.I'll try this recepie tmrw.
    http://cookingwithme-a.blogspot.com

  2. Nimi SunilKumar

    May 31, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    @Amreen..thnk u dear do post in ur comments..

  3. Nachiketa

    August 20, 2010 at 8:59 am

    lovely recipe of biryani…

    A friend made some for me a few days ago… Egg Biryani by Richa

    Cheers,
    The Variable, Crazy Over Desserts – Nachiketa
    Catch me on facebook @ Crazy Over Desserts

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