Monday, 2 May 2011

Chicken Biriyani recipe










Ingredients for Chicken Biriyani recipe


1.Basmati rice                   1 cup
2.Chicken pieces              ½ chicken
3. Ghee                               4 tsp
4.cinnamon                       1 small piece
5.cardamom                      3
6.cloves                              2 or 3
7.big onion                        2
8. ani seeds                      1 pinch
9. Cashews                      4
6. Raisins                          3
7.Cooking oil                     as required
8.green chillies                 2
9. Curry leaves or
 coriander leaves             1 stalk
10 Pepper powder           1 tsp
11. Coriander powder     1 ½ tsp
12.turmeric powder          ¾ tsp


Preparation of Chicken Biriyani recipe


1.Wash chicken pieces properly. 2. Chop 1 ½ onion length wise .3. Chop green chillies, ginger, garlic, curry leaves or coriander leaves in small size. 4. Pour oil in a cooking pan and add the above chopped items and saute for sometime. In the meanwhile fry masalas and mash it, so that we’ll have a fresh flavour. If needed, we can add a small tomato in the pan and saute for some more time. Then add mashed masalas and keep the flame low Add pepper powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. Saute for sometime. After that add chicken pieces in to it, add water as required in to it and boil till it gets cooked.

Wash rice properly and strain it for not having any stones. And strain the water from it. In the meanwhile, Chop ½ onion in a very thin manner. Heat up a pan and pour ghee. Fry cashewnuts, raisins, and onions. Keep it aside. Then add rice in to the pan. if we want more ghee , add it accordingly . Fry rice till a splutter sound is heard. Then add 2 ½ cups of hot water in to it. Put sufficient salt, aniseeds, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. If the rice is not properly cooked, add some more hot water and cook till water is drained. Place an oven dish and layer the rice and chicken. On the top of it, garnish with fried onion, cashews and raisins. Bake it at a low temperature for 5 or 10 minutes. Delicious chicken biriyani is ready to eat . Serve it with side dishes. 



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