Thursday 3 September 2015

Chicken Biriyani



     Chicken Biriyani:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.
                                       
( in the above pic , i have used red chilli powder to prepare biriyani  , In the below pic i used green chilli to prepare biriyani )
Ingredients :
·        Rice – 1 cup
·        Chicken – 250 gms (washed and cut into small pieces)
·        Water – 2  cup
·        Curd – ½ cup
·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn
·        Garam masala – ½ spn
·        Salt as needed
·        Mint leaves – ½ cup
·        Coriander leaves – ½ cup

For seasoning :
·        Ghee / oil – 3 + 3 spn
·        Cinnamon – 2 bits
·        Star anise – 2
·        Bay leaf – 1

To make a paste :
·        Onion – 2 medium chopped
·        Tomato – 1
·        Garlic – 5
·        Green chilli – 5 or red chilli powder - 1 spn ( here i used chilli )
·        Ginger – 1 inch

Preparation :
·        Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 mins .
·        Clean ,wash and cut the chicken into small pieces.
·        Grind the ingredients and make a fine paste.

Method :
·        In a pressure cooker, add ghee then add the cinnamon, bay leaf ,star anise one by one.
·        Then add grinded onion paste and sauté well for few mins.
·        Then add the chicken pieces and sauté well till it turns white colour.
·        Next add garam masala , turmeric powder and curd . mix well.
·        Next add  2 cup of water, and salt. Allow it to boil.
·        Add mint leaves and coriander leaves.
·        Next add the soaked rice(discard the water) and mix well. Check the salt.
·        Then again add coriander leaves and mint leaves on the top of the rice . add few more dropes of ghee.
·        Cover the lid of the cooker.
·        Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.
·        Once the pressure released, fluff the rice with fork. Done !

                                     
Yummy Chicken Biriyani is ready.. serve hot with Dalcha or Raita of your choice. J



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