Name: Biriyani For Beginners recipe by Manisha Shukla at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Basmati rice. 1 cup( i take 1 handful / person + 1 handful extra).; Chicken 1 kg ( with bones). If using chicken breast than 750 grams.; Onion 500 grams.; Garlic crushed 4 tsp; Ginger grated 1 tbsp; Ghee 1 tbsp; Oil 1 tbsp; Curd 2 tbsp; Khada masala ( cinnamon, cardemom, peppercorns, bay leaves, badi elaichi etc.); Salt, chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric to taste.; Fresh cream ( malai) 1 tbsp; Coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tbsp; Boiled eggs for garnishing 3 to 4

Ingredients Serving: 4

Basmati rice. 1 cup( i take 1 handful / person + 1 handful extra).
Chicken 1 kg ( with bones). If using chicken breast than 750 grams.
Onion 500 grams.
Garlic crushed 4 tsp
Ginger grated 1 tbsp
Ghee 1 tbsp
Oil 1 tbsp
Curd 2 tbsp
Khada masala ( cinnamon, cardemom, peppercorns, bay leaves, badi elaichi etc.)
Salt, chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric to taste.
Fresh cream ( malai) 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tbsp
Boiled eggs for garnishing 3 to 4

Instructions

Wash and soak rice for half an hour.
Wash chicken ( i have used chicken drumsticks)
Apply 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp ginger, salt, turmeric and curd and keep for marination for 45 minutes
Now after half an hour heat ghee in a big kadhai and add all khada masala
After it splitters take out few for grinding in mortar and pastle and add Rice to the ghee.
Saute for 5 minutes or let it be little brown and than add hot water to it. Add salt and cook covered.
Simultaneously pressure cook chicken for 5 to 6 whistles. Let it cool and than make pieces.
Chop the onions big.
Heat oil in the pan and saute onions. ( keep few for garnishing).
Add all masala and the ground khada masala too
After it sauted well add chicken
Add little clear soup too as we don't want very dry chicken.
After mixing well add fresh cream ( malai) and few coriander leaves chopped.
Now mix with rice.
Mix everything and let it cook for some time keeping covered. Put a iron tawa under the kadhai to avoid burning.
Now chop the eggs and sprinkle salt. Fry them in oil.
Fry the chopped onions too
Garnish your Biriyani with fried Onions, fried Eggs and Coriander leaves
Serve with your favorite Raita.

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