Friday, October 15, 2010

Chicken Briyani


      Ingredients
Basmati rice : 1 cup
Water : 2 cups
Onion : 1 thin and vertically sliced
Tomatoes : 1 
Green chilli : 3
Bay leaves : 3
Cardamom : 5
Cloves : 7
Anise star flowers : 2
Salt : 1 tsp

    Marinate Chicken
Chicken : 1/2 lb (1/4 kg)
Curd : 2 tsp
Red chilli powder : 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste : 3 tsp
Salt : 1/2 tsp

To make Briyani
  • Marinate the chicken with the ingredients and keep aside for 20 minutes.
  • Wash the basmati rice and fry the rice slightly with 2 tsp ghee for 2 minutes in medium heat and keep it aside.
  • In a fry pan, heat the oil and add Bay leaves, Cardamom,  cloves, Anise star flowers, Green chilli.
  • Add onions and fry till it turns to golden brown.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and fry it.
  • Add marinated chicken and fry it for 3 minutes.
  • Add tomato and fry it for 5 minute in the medium heat.

Chicken fried with Onion and other ingredients
  • Add the fried rice to the Chicken with the ingredients and cook for 3 minutes and add 2 cups of water and keep it for steam in the rice cooker.
Rice and Chicken in the cooker for Steaming
  • After rice is cooked add coriander and mint leaves and serve it hot with raita's


Please leave your comments after trying this.

3 comments:

  1. Haven't tried it yet... but it sure looks tasty!
    Next time try taking the picture with camera's flash off - to get better/original color.

    -srini jayabalan

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  2. Thank's srini...next time i will update the pictures with camera's flash off...

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  3. This is lata, Valli's neighbour friend. Good going Meena...very impressed n God Bless. Will defenitely try out your recipies......the pictures look wonderful and i m sure it will taste the same.

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