Chicken Biryani
Fragrant basmati rice layered with spiced chicken, caramelized onions, and aromatic spices
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
60 min
Servings
6 people
🌾 Premium Quality Ingredients
We proudly use Baramati Agro products in our recipes. All our chicken products are sourced from Baramati Agro, ensuring premium quality, freshness, and the best taste for your family. Experience the difference that quality ingredients make!
Ingredients
- 500g chicken, cut into pieces
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 green chilies, slit
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp biryani masala
- Whole spices (2 bay leaves, 4 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 1 cinnamon stick)
- Saffron strands soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk
- Fresh mint and cilantro
- Salt to taste
- Ghee for frying
Instructions
- 1
Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes, then cook until 70% done
- 2
Marinate chicken with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, red chili powder, and salt for 1 hour
- 3
Heat ghee and fry onions until golden brown, set aside half
- 4
Add whole spices, then add marinated chicken and cook for 10 minutes
- 5
Add tomatoes, biryani masala, and cook until chicken is tender
- 6
Layer half the rice in a heavy-bottomed pot
- 7
Add chicken curry, remaining fried onions, mint, and cilantro
- 8
Top with remaining rice, drizzle saffron milk
- 9
Cover and cook on low heat for 20 minutes (dum method)
- 10
Serve hot with raita