Chicken Briyani

Description:

Chicken Briyani can be made in different procedures. This was tried something bit different with mint leaves combination. Chicken Briyani and raitha is best combination.

Ingredients:

Chicken : ½ Kg
Green Chilies : 6
Onion : 1 (Medium size)
Oil : 6 Tablespoons
Ghee: 3 Spoon
Cloves : 7 (Lavangam)
Cardamom : 7 (Elaichi / Yaalakkaya)
Cinnamon : 5 pieces (Dalchina chekka or Dalchini)
Bay Leaf: 2 (Masala Aku / Biryani aaku)
Capers : 3 (marati muggu)
Star anise: 2(Anasapuvvu)
Cashew Nuts: 25g (Jeedi pappu)
Ginger Garlic Paste : 3 Spoons
Salt : As required
Basmati Rice : ½ Kg
Biryani Masala : 1½ Spoons
Garam Masala : 2 Spoons
Chilli Powder : 1 Spoon
Mini Leaves : ½ Cup
Curd : ½ Cup
Turmeric Powder : As required
Coriander Leaves : As required

Chicken Gravy Preparation:

1. Clean and wash chicken pieces and keep aside.
2. Grind 4 Green Chilies.
3. In Chicken add Chilli powder, Salt(little), Ginger garlic paste(1½ spoons), Garam masala, Curd, Tumeric powder(little), Oil(2 tbsps), Green chilly paste and mix it.
4. And marinate for 30 mins.
5. Once marinated fully cook it in tava as gravy curry and keep aside.

Briyani Preparation:

1. Soak cleaned briyani rice in water with 1:1½ ratio for 30mins.
2. Cut Green chilies and Onions into slices and keep aside.
3. Heat oil and ghee(2Spoons) in pan, and fry Cloves, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Bay Leaf, Capers, Star anise.
4. Add Green chilies pieces, Onion slices, Cashew nuts and fry it with above items.
5. Add Ginger Garlic paste to it and fry it.
6. Add mint leaves and coriander leaves to pan and fry it very lightly.
7. Drain the Briyani rice water in separate bowl.
8. Add Briyani rice in pan and fry it for 10mins till it turns out to light brown. And make sure it is been stirred in order to not to stick to pan.
9. In electric rice cooked add the drained briyani rice water.
10. Add the fried mixture in the cooker.
11. Add salt and briyani powder and mix it.
12. Once half cooked add cooked chicken gravy and ghee on top. And make sure it not been stirred. Leave it till it gets cooked completely.
13. Before serving mix the Briyani once. Garnish with Coriander leaves.
14. Ready…to EAT.

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