Name: Kolkata Style Chicken Biriyani recipe by Debomita Chatterjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 720 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 750 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Chicken - 250gm; Boiled Egg -2nos; Basmati Rice - 500gm; Onion Paste - 1cup; Ginger & Garlic paste - 2tbsp; Boiled Potato - 4nos; Red Chili Powder 2tbsp; Turmeric powder 1tbsp; Cumin powder 1tbsp; Coriander powder 1tbsp; garam masala powder - 1tsp; Biriyani Masala - 2tbsp; Yougurt- 3/4 tbsp; Black Pepper powder 1tbsp; ghee - 2tbsp; Yellow Food Colour - 2/3tbsp; Beresta / Fried Onion - 2tbsp; Rose Water- 1tbsp; Kewra Water 1tbsp; Meetha Aatter - 2drops; Salt to taste; Whole Garam Masala ( Cloves.Cinnamon ,green cardamom)

Ingredients Serving: 3

Chicken - 250gm
Boiled Egg -2nos
Basmati Rice - 500gm
Onion Paste - 1cup
Ginger & Garlic paste - 2tbsp
Boiled Potato - 4nos
Red Chili Powder 2tbsp
Turmeric powder 1tbsp
Cumin powder 1tbsp
Coriander powder 1tbsp
garam masala powder - 1tsp
Biriyani Masala - 2tbsp
Yougurt- 3/4 tbsp
Black Pepper powder 1tbsp
ghee - 2tbsp
Yellow Food Colour - 2/3tbsp
Beresta / Fried Onion - 2tbsp
Rose Water- 1tbsp
Kewra Water 1tbsp
Meetha Aatter - 2drops
Salt to taste
Whole Garam Masala ( Cloves.Cinnamon ,green cardamom)

Instructions

1st marinate the chicken with a paste made with - onion, ginger& garlic Paste, chili, coriendar, cumin, black pepper, biriyani masala , garam masala powder, Yougurt, salt to taste and mixed with refined oil. Keep the Chicken overnight marination .
Soak long grain rice in water for 30 mins.
Take a tumbler, put water, add salt,whole garam masala , lemon juice & white oil. Once the water started boiling then add pre soaked rice in it & cooked the rice upto 70% . Then drain the water thoroughly & keep it for cooling.
Take a food pan, put white oil for tempering, add whole peeled potato with salt & turmeri ,& keep it separately.
Then boiled 2 eggs.
Then in same kadai add little oil, add whole garam masala & add marinated chicken, cooked for 5 mins.Then add biriyani masala, chili powder, salt & stir it well for more 5mins.Then add water mix well and add kewra water, rose water & meetha aater. Cooked the Chicken till the entire water becomes dry.
Next take a deep pan,brush the food pan with oil.
Then put the half cooked chicken & create a layer, then add cooked rice , then again chicken, then rice, then add potatoes, boiled eggs, sprinkle little salt , black pepper, biriyani masala , black pepper powder & golden fried onion from top.Again sprinkle with kewra water, rose water & meetha aater.
Put a lid from top feeled with atta dough.
Put the biriyani pot on hot tawa or show flame & cooked for around 15 mins.
Serve the hot biriyani with chilled cucumber raita.

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