CHICKEN BIRYANI ( चिकन बिर्याणी)

Today let's try our non vegetarians favourite food.. chicken biryani,. Chicken biryani is basically a combination of rice, chicken & some spices, but when they comes together magic happens.. first of all we need all ingredients which is crucial for biryani.

 FOR 1kg biryani. ( For 7-9 people )

Rice :- 1kg 

Chicken : 1kg 

Oil:- 200gm 

Whole spices : cardamom, cinnamon,elaichi ,bay leaf , black pepper & cloves ( all together 25-40 GM's)

Coriander :- 25gm

Curd :- 1/2 litre

Turmeric ( haldi):- 2 teaspoon

Coriander & cumin powder :- 4 teaspoon 

Salt:- as per taste 

Ghee (butter):- 2-3 teaspoon 

Step 1:- First of all wash your chicken properly 2-3 times with clean water

Step 2 :- Marination of chicken with the spices 

Take a chicken in a big bowl sprinkle 2 teaspoon salt , 1 teaspoon turmeric (haldi), 1 teaspoon lemon juice, add 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste , 2 teaspoon biryani masala, 200 gms of curd ,
teaspoon oil , green chilly & coriander paste 1 teaspoon 

 STEP 3:- Half boiled rice                                   Take a rice in bowl wash it properly.Now take a big steel bowl with lots of water for cooking rice, remember water should be double than rice , we have to cook rice 50-60% so grains will be intact , add 2-3 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon oil , half of wholes spices  & rice into boiling water

STEP 4 :- frying onion & cooking chicken slightly

Now take a steel pot add 200gms  of oil & let it heat on medium gas flame , after heating add 300 gms of vertically chopped onion & fry it until golden brown colour

Fried onions

           

 

STEP 5:- Adding half boiled rice into pot with chicken

After cooking chicken for 6-8 minutes' now we have to add a boiled rice in pot , we can add a rice layer wise or just 1 layer after adding a rice make a flat surface over rice sprinkle some coriander , add 1 teaspoon ghee(butter) & a saffron colour ( optional)  & cook on low flame for 15-20 minutes