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Chicken Biryani Recipe, How to Make Chicken Biryani Masala Powder
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 
Chicken biryani Recipe is one of the delicious non-vegetarian recipes from Indian cuisine.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Chicken Biryani Recipe
Servings: 6
Calories: 980 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Chicken - 1 kg. preferably in big size and a couple of drumsticks
  • Basmati rice - 1 kg.
  • Onions - 1 cup finely chopped
  • Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tbsp.
  • Chili powder - 2 tbsp.
  • Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
  • Cashew nuts - 100 gms
  • Bay leaves - 4-5 nos.
  • Cloves – 6-8 nos.
  • Cinnamon sticks – 2-4 sticks
  • biryani flower - 1-2 nos.
  • Green chillies – 6-10 nos.
  • Cardamom pods – 6-8 nos.
  • Cumin – 1-2 tsp
  • Mint leaves - 2 cups
  • Coriander leaves - 1 cup
  • Coriander powder - 1 ½ tbsp.
  • Garam masala powder - ½ tbsp.
  • Coconut milk - 1 cup optional
  • Lemon - 1 no.
  • Salt - 2 tsp according to taste
  • Ghee - 1 cup clarified butter
  • Yogurt - 1 cup
  • Oil - 1 cup
  • Dried coconut powder - 2 tbsp.
  • Few strands of saffron optional
Instructions
How to Make Chicken Biryani Recipe:
How to Make Chicken Biryani Masala Powder:
  1. Roast cardamom pods, cloves, biryani flower and let them cool.
  2. Add above roasted spices in a blender and add bay leaves to it and make a coarse powder.
Marinating:
  1. Make incision over the chicken and add spice powder to it.
  2. Add coriander powder, chilli powder, green chillies, coriander powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, coconut grate, yogurt, coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt.
  3. Mix all ingredients and marinate for an hour.
  4. Soak rice and keep aside for 30 minutes.
  5. Boil water and add oil, biryani flower, cumn seeds, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and soaked rice.
  6. Cook rice till they turn tender and drain excess water.
  7. While rice is being cooked, fry cashew nuts and onion slices till they turn a golden brown color.
  8. In a thick bottomed vessel, heat oil and add bay leaf, cinnamon sticks, cloves, biryani flower, cardamom and marinated chicken.
  9. Cook for 15 minutes, once chicken turns tender add layers of cooked rice and fried onions.
  10. Add a spoon of ghee and close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
Tip: Closing lid will lock aroma and rice absorbs the flavor of the chicken.
  1. Serve Chicken Biryani Recipe hot garnished with sliced boiled eggs.
Nutritional Facts:
  1. High in proteins, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and low in fat and cholesterol, make chicken a major component of a healthy diet.
  2. It is packed with various vitamins, minerals, and all nine essential amino acids.
  3. It provides you with 40 percent of the daily requirement of selenium.
  4. When it comes to its nutrition, iron and zinc content in dark meat is much higher than that in white meat.
  5. It also contains significant amounts of phosphorous and potassium.

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