Tuesday, January 22, 2008

CHICKEN BIRIYANI


INGREDIENTS


For marinade


Chicken - 1kilo

Curd -2 tablespoon

Lime juice - 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teasppon

Red chilly powder - 2 teaspoon

Coriander Powder - 2 teaspoon

Chicken masala - 2 teaspoon

Salt


Marinate chicken with all the above ingredients and keep it aside for 1/2 an hour


For Gravy

Oil - 1/2 cup

Onion 5-6 (medium)

Tomato -2

Green chillies 4-5

Chopped Ginger - 1 tablespoon

Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon

Garam masala - 1 teaspoon

Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon


For Rice


Basmathi rice- 3 cup

Ghee - 2 tablespoon

Onion - 1 medium

Cinnamon sticks 3-4

Cardamom pods 4-5

Cloves - 4-5

Lime juice- 1 tablespoon

Salt

Water - 6 cup


For garnishing


Onion - 1

Ghee - 1 table spoon

Cashew nuts - 25 gm

Kismis - 25gm

Coriander leaves


PREPARATION


Chicken masala


Take Oil in a pan and saute the onions till it becomes slight brown in colour. Add chopped tomatoes,green chillies,chopped ginger and garlic paste and saute for few minutes. Add the marinated chicken and cook . Add pepper powder and garam masala to the gravy and cook for 2-3 minutes.


Rice


Heat ghee in a pan and add cinnamom sticks,cardamom pods,Cloves and chopped Onion.Saute the onions till it become slight brown. Add salt and water to the pan and boil.To the boiling water add basmathi rice and a tablespoon of lemon juice.Cook the rice.


For Garnishing


Fry onions in oil till it become dark brown

Saute cashewnuts and kismis separately in ghee


Mixing


In a serving dish spread the cooked rice as a layer. Above that layer put the chicken masala and above it add fried onions,cashewnuts and kismis. Repeat the layering. Finally garnish it with fresh coriander leaves.



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