May 27, 2009

Chicken Biryani

I hardly cook non-veg at home.. When we feel like having meat we just go out and have them. But, I wanted to make something special for hubby's birthday. So I ventured into making chicken biryani along with this delicious cake for the first time. It cam out really well. The word biryani sounds exotic but I realised that it is pretty simple to make once you have the chicken washed and cleaned. We had it with a simple raita.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Chicken - 1 pound
Tomatoes - 2Curd - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2 medium sized
Green chillies - 2
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Bay leaf - 1
Cloves - 3
Cardamom - 2
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tablespoon
Butter - 1 tablespoon

To grind into a paste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Green chillies - 2
Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

Directions

Wash the basmati rice and soak for about 20 minutes.

Wash the chicken with several runs of water and chop to the required size. Grind the above listed ingredients in a mixie. Marinate the chicken along with curd and the ground paste. Let it stand for at least half an hour. You can marinate for even upto 2 hours.

Meanwhile chop the onions, tomatoes and green chillies. In a pressure cooker or a wide vessel, heat the oil and butter and fry all the whole spices until they give out a nice aroma. Then add the onions and fry till they turn translucent. Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute till the raw smell goes.

Add the marinated chicken and cook on high heat for about 5 minutes. Then simmer for a while till all the water evaporates.

Add the soaked rice and mix with the masala. Add about 3 1/2 cups of water and salt to taste.

Cook till all the water gets absorbed. Top with cashews fried in ghee!

Serve with a simple raita or a chicken gravy!

Sending this to Potluck:Chicken hosted at Viki's Kitchen


40 comments:

  1. WOw Divya, send me the bowl...am drooling here...Beautiful clicks yaa!

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  2. Drooling click..looks quite tempting!!

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  3. If i was living close to you and saw this in your blog, i would be thr ein a flash hopping that there is some left overs :-)

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  4. Divya you make me drooooooooolllllllll !
    looks so tempting !

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  5. Who can believe u have made the biryani for the first time! The texture and finish of the rice and the true color of the biryani tells me u are a great chef. Nice try dear. I am sure ur hubby could be very happy to get such a delicious spread. Thanks for sending this lovely chicken biryani to the event.

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  6. Love the color of the biryani.....lovely pics.

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  7. I don't believe that divya that you made this first time. that looks so very perfect nice color great work looks very yum yum yum

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  8. Good try Divya ... it has come out so well and beautiful clicks :)

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  9. Wow biryani look really "dil se"....... Hmmmmm i can feel the taste from the pic......Aromatic......

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  10. Wow..chicken biriyani looks awesome...hard to believe that u made it the first time...looks perfect..

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  11. I like biryani and this pic of yours is very tempting.

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  12. Perfect Biriyani Divya :) It has come out so well..love the look of the fluffy rice grains! Perfect for the occasion :)

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  13. We too prepare less meat recipes at home...its a mess to have it cleaned...Nice and simple recipe divya...

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  14. wow divya..that sure is a classic one!...looks very nice!

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  15. I feel biryani is the most easiest thing in the world to cook! Looks delicious :)

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  16. Your hubby must have had one great bday...the biryani is fabulous..really tempting.

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  17. Biryani-oh yum! I try every biryani recipe that I come across-so will be back with my tried and "tasted" comments :)

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  18. Oh..u cooked so much for hubby sweetie pie..n yeah that looks perfect n yum..:)

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  19. Nice picture, and it doesn't look like anything cooked by someone who does not cook that much NV at home.
    Great job.

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  20. Feel like grabbing that bowl from screen divya..Yummyy..

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  21. I've never made chicken Biryani before although I have bookmarked it a long time now. It sounds delicious and I must try it soon.

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  22. Sounds and look soooo good! 1st time ? Wow - no way! Looks prefessional job to me! Great job...

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  23. My husband loves chicken biryani and is something he gets to eat only outside.

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  24. Wow thats my fav combo.. nice pic!! check out my blog for your award http://salt2taste.blogspot.com/2009/05/cantaloupe-sugar-mix.html

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  25. Lovely briyani! looks so yummy n inviting.

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  26. Wow thats looks really tempting and love briyani very much.. nice clicks and color of briyani is so good...

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  27. That looks yum.. rich chicken briyani with simple raitha is a very satisfying meal..

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  28. This looks so delicious I love biryani.

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  29. Divya, I just love chicken biryani. You can try out even my recipe. I am sure you will love that too. I do it with the barista. The taste is awsome. I like your blog.

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  30. Hi Divya,

    Did you put any tomatoes in the dish? I think in your picture there is a bit of tomato on the chicken. Can you adjust the recipe to include it if you forgot, thanks for the recipe.

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  31. Hi

    Did you forget the tomatoes? Pls tell me if we should add them?

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  32. The dish is very easy to prepare and certainly will be delecious.I will prepare at home.Such easily prepared foods are useful for batchelor students which would be good guidance to preapre on their own.

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  33. Hi this is sonam once i saw chiken its mouthwatering and ummy.........;;;;;

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  34. Shhh.... Yummy. So good to see.

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  35. yammi mera dil krta hai khati jao yeh sub

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  36. It is yammi. Delicious! Liked the one while making till had that.

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  37. It is yammi. Delicious! Liked the one while making till had that.

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