Chicken Biriyani Kerala Style
For rice:
- Basmati rice - 2 cups
- Cardamom- 3
- Cloves - 3
- Cinnamon stick - 1 inch piece
- Bay leaves - 2
- Star anise - 2
- Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Ghee - 1 tsp
- Water - as needed
- Chicken - 1/2 kg
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - as needed
For chicken masala :
Rice:
- Onion - 2 , sliced
- Tomato - 2, chopped
- Ginger - 1 inch piece
- Garlic - 10 cloves
- Green chilli - 3
- Cardamom - 2
- Cloves - 3
- Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli powder - 1.5 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala - 1 tsp
- Oil/Ghee - as needed
- Salt - as needed
- Coriander leaves/cilantro - 1/4 cup
- Raisins - 1/4 cup
- Cashews - 2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
Rice:
- Wash well and soak basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes.Drain water and set aside.
- In a vessel, boil water and add all the whole spices.
- Add in ghee and salt along with soaked rice.
- Cook rice to the correct consistency .Drain excess water and spread rice on a tray and let it cool.
- Marinate the chicken pieces with the listed ingredients and set aside for 2 hours.
- Grind ginger , garlic and green chillies together.
- Heat oil/ghee in a pan .Add all the whole spices and fry for few seconds .
- Add in ginger garlic chilli paste along with sliced onion and saute till the raw smell is gone and onion turns translucent.
- Add all the spice powders listed and fry for few seconds.
- Next, add chopped tomatoes and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Finally, add in the marinated chicken pieces along with coriander leaves .Add a little water if needed.Mix everything well and close the lid.
- Cook in medium flame till the chicken is done.The gravy should be thick.
- Switch off the flame.
- Fry raisins and cashews in ghee and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.Take a baking dish and brush it with some ghee/ oil.
- Spread a layer of rice in the bottom and on top of it, add the chicken masala.
- Add raisins and cashews along with chopped coriander leaves and few drops of ghee.
- Repeat the process till rice and chicken is finished.The topmost layer should be rice topped with garnishing items.
- Seal the dish with aluminium foil and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Serve with raita, salad, pickle etc..
0 comments