Moderately healthy

Chicken biryani

Name: Chicken biryani
Cook time: 40 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes

Time to cook

40 minutes

Difficulty

Medium

Serves

A hearty and delicious meal prepared with caramelized onions, tender spiced chicken, and fragrant basmati rice. It can be served with a refreshing raita and a squeeze of fresh lime.

Ingredients

Garam Masala

0.5 tsp

Fresh Ginger

0.25 Tbsp

Fresh Garlic

0.25 tbsp

Red Chilli Powder

0.25 Tbsp

Turmeric

1 pinch

Mint Leaves

1 sprig

Coriander Leaves

1 tbsp

Lemon Juice

0.5 Tbsp

Curd

0.125 cup

Kosher Salt

0.5 Tsp

Whole Chicken

250 gram

Pure Cow Ghee

1 tbsp

Yellow Onion Raw

1 small

Bay Leaf

0.5 leaf

Basmati Rice

0.75 cup

Kosher Salt

0.5 Tsp

Water

0.75 cup

Whole Cow Milk

0.25 Tsp

Hard Boiled Egg

2 Egg

Jalapeno Peppers

1 slice

Step-by-step instructions to cook

Prep

Make the marinade by combining garam masala, ginger, garlic, red chili powder, turmeric, mint leaves, half of the chopped cilantro, lemon juice, yogurt, and salt. Coat the chicken with this marinade and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Wash and soak the basmati rice in water. Set aside for 20 minutes.

Hard boil egg and keep it aside.

Cooking

Caramelize onions in a cooker with ghee.

Remove half of the caramelized onions and set them aside for garnishing.

Add the remaining ghee to the cooker, followed by bay leaves and marinated chicken along with the liquid from the marinade.

Cook for 7 to 10 minutes. Scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure there is no food sticking to the bottom.

Layer drained rice over the chicken, add salt and water. Do not stir.

Pressure cook for 6 minutes, then fluff the rice and mix with the chicken.

Garnish with remaining caramelized onions, saffron-milk mix, boiled egg and cilantro. Serve hot.