shaziya'srecipes: CHICKEN BIRYANI RECIPE

Here is an another yummy biryani......that is chicken biryani.....!!!!!

This is the recipe I wanted to share from a long time,I know so many of you think....what is the big deal, it's just a biryani....but I'm posting this recipe specially for beginners and for newly married.

I want to share every recipe in my blog....ok,coming to this biryani....this is my version which I usually prepare at home.....believe me and try this recipe you will definitely like this chicken biryani.

I have already shared some of my biryani recipes like egg biryani,veg dum biriyani, so many varieties of biryani is yet to come in this blog,so,stay tuned.....one more thing, best combination for biryani is onion raita. It tastes really good.

Similar recipes :

onion raita
egg biryani recipe
veg dum biriyani recipe

Try this recipe and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients :

Chicken : 1 kg
Basmati rice : 1 kg
Sliced medium size onions : 6
Sliced medium tomatoes : 5
Green chilles : 6
Ginger garlic paste : 5 table spoons
Curd : 300 ml
Coriander powder : 1 table spoon
Chilly powder : 1 tea spoon
Oil : 200 ml
Ghee : 1 table spoon
Lemon juice : 2 table spoons
Coriander leaves : 1/2 cup
Mint leaves : 1/2 cup
Garam masala powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Whole Garam masala

Cinnamon sticks : 2
cinnamon : 4
cloves : 6
bay leaf : 1

NOTE : TAKE BIG PIECES OF CHICKEN

Method :

Soak rice for 30 to 60 minutes

First heat oil in a heavy bottom vessel then add whole Garam masala then add onions and green chillies saute till they changes into light golden color

Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 to 2 minutes then add tomatoes and saute till tomatoes are well cooked

Now add chicken pieces and saute for 5 minutes then add all spice powders and saute for few minutes then add curd and salt then saute for few minutes then add coriander and mint leaves

Now pour sufficient water to cook chicken and cook till chicken is tender

Now add lemon juice

While doing this process boil water in a vessel by adding salt then add soaked rice and cook till it is 80 percent done then drain the water and put this cooked rice chicken gravy and mix well

Now pour ghee on top of the rice

Now cook on low flame for 10 minutes and switchoff the flame

Now serve yummy chicken biryani!!!!!