Chicken Biryani is one of the famous dishes of South Asia, whenever you visit any South Asian restaurant, this is the main rice dish. However the original recipe of biryani is very mild but this is the South Asian Version …

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken 16 pieces
• 6 tbspns of vinegar/ yogurt
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 medium sized onion sliced
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 2 green chillies julienne
• 1 recipe homemade biryani masala (1 packet of market bought biryani masala)
• Few drops of yellow food colour
• Few drops of kewra (OPTIONAL)
• ¼ cup oil

WHOLE GARAM MASALA

• A big cardamom
• Few cloves
• 1 tspn cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 curry leaves
• A pinch of kasoori methi*

Procedure:

-Marinade chicken in vinegar or yogurt and half of the biryani masala for 20 minutes.

-Heat oil and add whole garam masala into it. When cumin seeds begin to splatter add onions and stir fry them until they are golden brown. Add chopped tomatoes and mix.

-Now add rest half of the biryani masala and cook on low heat add chicken and then water. Cover it and let it simmer until the chicken is fully cooked and some gravy remains.

-Boil rice according to the procedure.

-In a thick bottomed vessel spread a layer of rice and then of chicken and then again of rice. Add few drops of yellow food colour and kewra essence, top it with some green chillies and cook it covered on low heat for 2 minutes.

-Mix and serve.

Outcome:

Tasty chicken biryani is ready to serve.

Tips:

-You can make your own biryani masala by clicking this link or you can use market bought biryani masala.

-See tips for biryani rice on tips page.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons easily.