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Chicken Biryani Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 cloves
6 whole black pepper
2 tsp cumin seeds both black and white
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp paprika powder
Pinch mace
Pinch nutmeg
2 stick cinnamon
1 tsp garam masala
2 bay leaves
1tsp whole peppercorns
3 cups basmati rice
Half chicken cuts
1/4-cup canola oil
2 tbsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tomato
2 large onions finely chopped
1/4-cup cilantro leaves
3 drops yellow food color
Directions:
Directions:
First soak the rice for 15 min. Then marinate the chicken in all the 11 spices, and yogurt and keep it aside for 1 hour. Fry the onion until golden brown, remove and keep aside. Boil presoaked rice in 10 cups of water; let it cook for 7 minutes. Drain the rice and keep aside. In the non stick sauce pan add 1/4 cup oil and add marinated chicken, half of fried onion, ginger, garlic past and tomato, cook the chicken in it until done. Let it simmer for 15 minutes or until all the liquid evaporate. Then layer the biryani i.e. put rice then chicken then fried onion followed by rice and sprinkle of food color or saffron . Then bake it for 10 minutes at 375°F. Garnish with cilantro leaves.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6-8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
about 2 hrs

 

 

 

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