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