2009/01/12

CHICKEN BIRIYANI - SUNDAY'S SPECIAL.



INGREDIENTS:

  • Chicken - 1/2 kg
  • Rice - 1 cup
  • Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
  • Lemon - 1
  • Split green chillies - 2
  • Onion - 1
  • Tomato - 1
  • Curry leaves , Coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Ginger - garlic paste - 1 1/4 tsp
  • Curd - 1/2 tsp
  • Cinnamon - 2
  • Cloves - 1
  • Bay leaves - 2

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Marinate chicken with ginger-garlic paste,chilli powder , garam masala powder , salt,turmeric powder and curd for 30 minutes.



2) Soak rice for 20 minutes.
3) Heat oil or ghee in pressure cooker . Once hot add whole spices, chopped onion . Saute till onion becomes tender.



4) Then,add chopped tomato , salt and green chillies. Followed by ginger-garlic paste, Biriyani masala, Chilli powder, Coriander powder, Garam masala and mix it well with little water.



5) Add marinated chicken,salt and saute for 10 minutes .


6) Finally add rice and 1 cup of water and 1 tsp of lemon juice.


7) Pressure cook for 3 whisltes.  Remove from the flame and allow the steam to leave.Garnish with Coriander leaves/ Pudina.



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8 comments:

lubnakarim06 said...

You made the recipe simple. Will try this yummy version soon.

Gita Jaishankar said...

Mouth-watering briyani Shama, looks delicious :)

Unknown said...

wow shama looks intresting little different then mine hummm nice recipe

Varsha Vipins said...

Thats an easy biriyani shama..:)

Srikitchen said...

looks yum and delicious!

Malar Gandhi said...

Looks interesting, different and simple...a must try one!:) Love it.

Yasmeen said...

I'm getting hungry ,this is the second biryani recipe I'm browsing through,delicious:)

Sara said...

Yum, this looks really delicious!

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