Chicken Biryani

Biryani is considered to be a famous festive dish in India. It has been carried on and altered in different ways in many Middle Eastern countries. Biryani is a dish that combines rice, meat or chicken, and sometimes veggies, and aromatic spices. It is very flavourful and the degree of spiciness can be changed when using your own spice mix (Masala).

This recipe was shared to me by a friend long time ago, but I modified it according to our taste.

Ingredients

Rice – 2 cups

Chicken – 1 lb (10 drumsticks)

Yogurt – 1/2 cup

Medium onions- 2 (cut into thin slices)

Plum tomatoes – 4 (cut into cubes)

Cilantro – handful

Mint- handful

Anaheim peppers – 1

dried peaches - 6

1 Lime

ginger/garlic paste- 2 tsp

Cinnamon sticks – 1 

Cardamom – 6

whole cloves – 6

Cumin – 1 tsp

Bay leaf – 2

1 tsp saffron mixed in 2 tablespoons of warm milk

½ cup oil  

MASALA: 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala.

Steps

  1. Heat oil in a pot, and fry onions until golden. remove HALF OF IT from heat and set aside

  2. Add cinnamon 1, cardamom 3, cloves 4

  3. Fry ginger/garlic paste

  4. Add chicken and fry on high heat until it turns white

  5. Add tomatoes, MASALA, and 1/2 lime. Mix well ! ** taste of salt should be a little salty

  6. Cook half covered on medium heat until chicken is fully cooked then turn stove off

  7. Beat yogurt in ¼ cup water and add to chicken

  8. Add fried onions, cilantro, and mint, (save some for top of rice)..DO NOT MIX

    ** To cook Rice:
    Boil 3 Quarts of water 

    Add remaining bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, and salt (water should be salty). Add rice, cook until it is half done. Drain rice (remove whole spices)

  9. Add rice to top of chicken, add remaining cilantro, mint, onions, saffron w milk , lime, 1 tsp butter (optional) 

  10. Wrap pot with foil but leave an opening for steam

  11. Cook on medium/low heat until steam comes out and rice is cooked for about 10 minutes

 NUTRITION INFORMATION

24 g carbs

28 g proteins

39 g fat

554 calories per serving.

* Recipe yields 4 servings

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