Easy Chicken Biriyani
Experience the aromatic pull of a homemade chicken biriyani wafting through your kitchen.
- Recipe serves:6 to 7
- Preparation Time15 Minutes
- Cooking Time30 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 kg long grain / samba rice
- 1 kg chicken
- 3 onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons ginger, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 2-3 green chillies, sliced
- 100g tomato
- 3 Knorr Chicken Cubes
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon chilli powder
- 2 tablespoons sweet cumin
- 5-6 cardamom seeds
- 5-6 cloves
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup yoghurt or curd
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- Rampe and curry leaves
- Oil
METHOD
- Add rampe, 2 Knorr Chicken Cubes and water into a pot with raw rice. Cook till the rice is done.
- Meanwhile melt Astra in a pan and add onion, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves. Sauté till fragrant.
- Add the chicken and sauté for 1 minute then add all the other ingredients except for the coriander leaves.
- Correct seasoning and mix the spice mixture into the cooked rice along with the coriander leaves. Mix well to combine.
- Cover with a lid and leave for 5 minutes. Serve hot.
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Chef’s Tip:
As a second method or to enhance the flavour of the biriyani, add the chicken mixture into the raw rice and cook everything together until done.
