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Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

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Chicken Biryani

Homestyle
Chicken Biryani
: Aromatic and Delicious Rice & Meat Dish

85 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
20
Ingredients
Non Veg
Diet
A rice and meat dish where juicy, marinated chicken pieces are layered with aromatic rice cooked in a mix of whole spices and spice powders. The dish pairs perfectly with a cool mint yoghurt, is a brilliant centrepiece for dinner parties, and also works well as a portable meal. And though it takes time to cook, the recipe is easy enough to follow.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
½ kgChicken (large pieces like thighs or drumsticks)
1¼ cupCurd
1 tbspLemon juice
1½ tspGinger Garlic Paste
1 tspRed Chilli Powder
½ tspGaram Masala Powder
¼ tspTurmeric Powder
1Bay leaf
4Cardamom
6Cloves
1 stickCinnamon
to tasteSalt
2 cupsRice
3 cupsWater
1Onion (thinly sliced)
1Green chilli, slit
¼ cupMint leaves, chopped
¼ cupCoriander leaves
¼ cupYoghurt
2 tbspGhee