Chicken Briyani

Description:

The below recipe is purely Andhra style Chicken Briyani. Chicken Briyani and raitha is best combination.

Ingredients:

Chicken : ½ Kg
Green Chilies : 5
Onion : 1 (Big size)
Oil : 4 Tablespoons
Ghee: 1 Spoon
Cloves : 8 (Lavangam)
Cardamom : 8 (Elaichi / Yaalakkaya)
Cinnamon : 5 pieces (Dalchina chekka or Dalchini)
Bay Leaf: 4 (Masala Aku / Biryani aaku)
Capers : 4 (marati muggu)
Mace : 4(japatri)
Star anise: 4(Anasapuvvu)
Cashew Nuts: 25g (Jeedi pappu)
Ginger Garlic Paste : 2 Spoons
Salt : As required
Basmati Rice : ½ Kg
Biryani Masala : 2 Spoons
Coriander Leaves : As required

Method of Preparation:

1. Clean and wash chicken pieces and keep aside.
2. Cut green chilies and Onions into slices and keep aside.
3. Heat oil and ghee in cooker, and fry Cloves, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Bay Leaf, Capers, Mace, Star anise and Cashew Nuts.
4. Add green chilies pieces, Onion slices and fry it with above items.
5. Add Ginger Garlic paste to it and fry it.
6. Later add cleaned chicken pieces and fry it for some time.
7. Add Salt and fry it for some time.
8. Add the Biryani rice and fry a little.
9. Add enough water and mix well. (Generally we use 1:2 ratio for any rice preparation. As we already have some oil we can reduce water based on liquid already present).
10. Close the cooker and Cook till 2 whistles. Remove cooker from stove.
11. Wait till pressure reduces, open the cooker.
12. Add Biryani Masala and Coriander Leaves and mix carefully.
13. Keep cooker on stove at low frame and wait for 5 minutes.
14. Ready…to EAT.