Chicken Biryani Recipe
This chicken biryani recipe is a deliciously spiced and aromatic one-pot dish made with marinated chicken, fragrant basmati rice, and bold Indian spices. Perfect for weeknight dinners or festive meals!
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 1/2 kg Chicken thighs/drumsticks
- 1/4 cup yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tbsp garlic/ginger paste
- 1 tbsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 large green chilli sliced and deseeded
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
For the rice
- 6 pods green cardamoms crushed
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- 1 tbsp salt or to taste
- 2 cups basmati rice rinsed
- 4 cups water
Others
- 1 pinch saffron soaked in 2 tbsp hot water
- 1 large onion sliced and fried
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix yogurt/sour cream, garlic ginger paste, salt, turmeric, paprika, garam masala, chilli powder, and lemon juice
- Pour the marinade into the chicken. Mix well and set aside
- Heat oil in a pan, add onions and fry until brown. Remove and set aside
- Add water, crushed cardamoms, cloves, and salt to a pot. Boil for 5 minutes until fragrant.
- Using a sieve, remove the seeds (optional) you can skip this part if you like the seeds
- Add rinsed rice to the pot and boil for 5 minutes. Save 2 cups of water from the boiled rice. Drain the rice and set aside.
- Heat oil/ghee to a pot then add the marinated chicken. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes or until the liquid dries up and the chicken cooks through
- Sprinkle half of the fried onions, followed by the parboiled rice and then the rest of the onions
- Add the 2 cups of water drained from the rice. Level the rice then randomly pour the saffron.
- Turn the heat to your lowest setting, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid then cook for 15 minutes.
- Fluff and serve hot
Notes
Please note that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary slightly based on the products used in the recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 1096kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 9gFat: 134gSaturated Fat: 38gPolyunsaturated Fat: 29gMonounsaturated Fat: 61gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 3611mgPotassium: 286mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 970IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 93mgIron: 2mg
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