Chicken Biryani

It is very easy and delicious recipe of chicken biryani. Let you try and give your comments.

Ingredients:

Chicken( without skin, cut into small cubes upto 16 pieces of chicken). 2 lb

Basmati Rice purchase from Indian/Pakistani superstore. 3 glass (1 ½ lb) wash and soak in water.

Onion. 3 large (finely cut for frying)

Ginger paste. 2 Tablespoonfuls

Garlic paste. 2 Tablespoonfuls

Red chili powder. 3 Tablespoonful

Haldi (Turmeric powder). 1 Teaspoonful

Corriender seed powder. 1 Tablespoonful

Garam masala powder. 1 Tablespoonful

Bay leaves. 2-3

Cloves.6

Green cardamom. 6

Salt. 2 Teaspoonfuls

Tomato paste/ puri . ½ cup

Yougart. ½ cup

Dried Prune . 6

Pather Phool. 6(optional to enhance flavor)

Green chilli. 4 cut finely

Green coriander leaves. Small bunch cut finely

Vegetable oil . 4 Tablespoonfuls

Kewra. 1teaspoonful for Qorma and 1 teaspoonful for biryani at last stage with colour

Orange food colour( use for zarda). ½ teaspoonful

Lemon juice / Vinegar. 3 Tablespoonfuls

Recipe:

1.       First of all we make qorma of chicken, then boil rice and finally make layers of rice and chicken and keep over low flame for slow cooking( for daum)

2.       Fry onion in oil in a pan till golden brown  then remove half of it on a paper towel lined plate

3.       Now add cardamom in oil and fry for few seconds then add chicken and fry well till it become white and water absorbed.

4.       Now add red chili, haldi (turmeric powder), coriander powder, salt, 2 tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, dried prunes, pather phools and yogurt. Keep frying then add tomato paste and fry well and add ¼ cup of water and cook till the  chicken became  tender ,then  add Green chili, green coriander leaves and garam masala  cook for few minutes and stop cooking it should be dried. Add kewra water(to enhance flavor)

5.       Now boil water 8 cups with 2 tablespoonfull of salt, bay leaves and cloves and 1 tablespoonful of lemon juice/ vinegar then add soaked rice in it, let it cook till half cooked, then pass  the rice through sieve/strainer r so that whole water will be drained out.

6.       Now take half of the rice in the same pan in which you boiled them, then spread whole chicken evenly over rice then spread fried onion over it then spread remaining boiled rice over the chicken.

7.       At last pour kewra water  over it and sprinkle orange food colour evenly.

8.       Cover tightly and put over medium flame for 3 minutes then slow down the flame .

9.       Remain as such for 15-20 minutes. Insha Allah your delicious briyani will be ready to serve.

10.    You can serve it with Yougart Raita.

Preparation Time:

For cooking Qorma : 40 mins

For Biryani: 30 mins