Chicken Biryani | How to Make Chicken Biryani | Chicken Biryani South Indian Style

Biryani, the most aromatic and tastiest dish, is a famous recipe of India. There are varieties of Biryani available all over the country and each one is unique in its own way. Following is a chicken biryani recipe that mom prepares in her own way, it tastes brilliant do check it out and try it out sometime. 

INGREDIENTS

(Serves 6 - 8 people)

1. Basmati rice - 500 grams
2. Chicken - 500 gram
3. Big Onion - 4 
4. Green chillies - 10 
5. Coriander leaves - A handful 
6. Mint leaves - A handful 
7. Coconut - 1/2 of a coconut / Coconut milk - 2 cups 
8. Ginger - 1 inch long piece 
9. Garlic pods - 4 
10. Bay Leaf - 1 
11. Cardamom pods - 8 (plus 2)
12. Cinnamon stick - 2 (2 inch long sticks) 
13. Cashew nuts - 10 
14. Lemon - 1 
15. Curd - 5 spoons 
16. Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon 
17. Red chilli powder - 2 spoons 
18. Coriander powder - 2 spoons 
19. Salt 
20. Oil - 10 spoons 
21. Ghee - 5 spoons 

PREPARATION METHOD

Pre-preparation:

• Wash rice well and soak in water for 30 minutes.
• Wash chicken pieces well in water. Slice the onions and keep aside.
• Grind the coconut and extract 2 cups of milk from it and keep aside.
• Extract juice from the lemon and keep aside. Do not add water.
• Grind the following into a fine paste and keep aside.
• Ginger + Garlic pods + 8 Cardamom pods + Cashew nuts 

Preparation:

• In a large vessel add oil and ghee, after it heats up add bay leaf, 2 cardamom pods, cinnamon stick and saute for few seconds.
•  Now fry sliced onions for a minute. 
• Add the chopped coriander and mint leaves and fry for 2 minutes.
• Then add the prepared fine paste of ginger and garlic and stir well until the raw smell leaves.
• Now add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder.
• Then add lemon juice, curd and coconut milk stir well. Check for salt. 
• Then add the chicken pieces and stir well, close the vessel with a lid and cook for 3 minutes on low flame.
• Open the lid and stir well. 
• Then add the soaked rice, and half a cup of water and stir very slightly. Do not stir too much because the rice grains will break. 
• Close the lid and cook on low flame for 10minutes.
• Remove from flame and leave the vessel closed for 15 minutes.
• Serve with onion raita!!

TIP 1: Use seeraga samba rice if available. 

TIP 2: Always while preparing biryani follow this ratio to get the best taste.

• Rice : Chicken/Lamb - 1:1 (example-500 grams : 500 grams)

Delicious aromatic and rich Biryani is now ready!!! Enjoy with any spicy gravy or simply some raita!!!