How to make chicken biryani

 How to make chicken biryani

Biryani is a traditional Asian dish that is part of the Indian culinary tradition. It is made from rice, chicken, meat, onions and many aromatic spices. How to make chicken biryani varies according to the recipe.

An easy and simple method that does not require many steps and ingredients, and does not require cooking the chicken separately before putting it with rice, as is the case with most other recipes.

the ingredients:

• Basmati rice (available in Asian and Indian stores)
• chicken
• Yogurt
• spices
• coriander
• mint
• saffron
• ginger
• the Garlic
• Lemonade
• Chili pepper
• onions
• olive oil

How to prepare:

• Cut the onions into slices and fry until crisp and light golden brown.
• Season the chicken with all the spices, add yogurt and fried onions.
• Leave the chicken for 3 to 5 hours.
• Put the rice in a wide cup and soak it well.
• Keep half of the rice in the water and cook the other half in a saucepan.
• Add half a teaspoon of salt to the rice.
• Transfer the rice to another bowl and add the chicken.
• Add to the bowl half lemon juice, olive oil and mint.
• Add the remaining half of the rice on top of the chicken and the rest of the onions, lemon juice and saffron.
• Cover the pot with butter paper, followed by aluminum foil.
• Put the pot on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or low heat for an hour.
• Leave the pot to cool for five minutes.
• Gently mix chicken with rice and then serve to the table.

Traditional chicken biryani recipe

the ingredients:

• 1 cup full fat yoghurt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon whole black pepper
• 1/4 cup full fat milk
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves
• 1/2 cup of mint leaves
• 1/2 vegetable oil
• 3 sheets of garwood
• 7 green cardamom
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 teaspoons kashmiri chilli powder
• 2 large red onions, sliced
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• Two cups of basmati rice
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon of grated ginger
• 5 grated garlic cloves
• saffron
• piece of Chicken
• kosher salt

 

Chicken preparation

• Whisk the yogurt, salt, chili powder, and turmeric in a large bowl.
• Add chicken pieces to the bowl and stir well until completely covered.
• Leave the bowl at room temperature for an hour.

 

Prepare the oil

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Add onions to the oil and fry well until golden.
• Transfer the mixture to a baking tray, season with salt and concentrate until cool.

 

Rice preparation

• Wash the rice and drain it in a bowl filled with cold water until the water runs clear.
• Boil the rice in three liters of water with salt, 4 cloves, 3 cardamom, 1 bay leaf, and black pepper.
• Cook the mixture for five minutes, then drain the rice and put it in another bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mix the milk and saffron together.

 

Preparing the biryani

• Heat 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil.
• To the oil, add the cinnamon stick, 4 cardamom seeds, 2 bay leaves, and 4 cloves.
• Cook the mixture well and stir until the spices become fragrant and the color turns brown.
• Add ginger and garlic to the mixture and stir well for about a minute.
• Add the tomato pieces and 1 teaspoon of salt and stir well for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Put the chicken on top of the tomatoes, add the fried onions, pour the rice on top, add spices and saffron milk.
• Cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and blue is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Let the mixture start for 10 minutes, covered, then transfer to another plate.
• Add to the dish some pieces of fried onions, coriander leaves and mint, then serve.