Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani Ingredients:- chicken - 500 gms basmati rice - 800 gms curd - 1/2 cup shahzeera - 1 tsp coriander & mint leaves - 1 bunch green chillies - 5 salt to taste chilli powder - 1 tsp turmeric powder - 1 tsp ginger garlic paste - 1/2 cup whole garam masala garam masala powder - 1 tsp onions - 2 big saffron (optional) - few strands milk - 1/4 cup oil - 100 ml Method:- Soak the rice in water and keep it aside. Wash the chicken thoroughly. Add salt, chilli powder, garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and curds.Make a paste of coriander leaves, mint leaves and green chillies and add it to the marinade. Heat oil in a kadhai and to it add finely sliced onions and fry till golden brown and crispy. Add the onions with the oil to the chicken mixture and let it marinade for 1 hour. In a vessel, take the soaked rice and to it add a pinch of turmeric, whole garam masala and required amount of water to cook. Let it cook till the rice is half done and then strain the water and remove the rice. In the same vessel, add a layer of marinated chicken and then on top of it add a layer of rice. Then add the remaining chicken and the remaining rice on the top. Mix saffron in milk for a minute and pour it over the rice. Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 20 minutes till a gush of steam comes out. Garnish with boiled egg and serve hot with Raita and Mirchi ka salan. Qurbani ka meetha can be accompanied with it as a sweet dish.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:18:14 +0000
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