Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani

 Biriyani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice (usually basmati) and meat fish eggs or vegetables..Hyderabadi biriayani is famous  in all parts of India and forms an integral part of Indian cuisine.
The ingredients are basmati rice, meat, yogurt, onions, spices, lemon, saffron. Corinder leaves and fried onions used as garnish. The preferred meat is lamb ,goat or chicken.

Recipe:


Ingredients : 


2 number black cardamom
800 grams chicken medium pieces
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
2 stick cinnamon
2 number cloves and green cardamoms each
1/2 tsp cumin and coriander pdr
2 tbsp each of chopped ginger and garlic
2 cup flavored rice(basmati)
2 number green chilli
1 tbsp javeri mace
1 tbsp lime juice
4 number medium sized onions sliced
2 tbsp oil or (ghee)
2 large onion fried
6 piece pepper corns
1/2 tsp saffron color
to taste salt
to taste turmeric2 cup yoghurt  

In a bowl take chicken,and marinate it with ginger-garlic paste, mint, curd, green chillies, coriander leaves, pepper corns, cumin, chilli powder turmuric, salt, cumin, coriander powder and whole garam masala dry, fried onion and add oil, mix all very nicely.keep it for at least 46 hrs preferably overnight .

In a bowl add water,salt and bring to boil to cook rice, once the rice is half cooked drain the water.

Now in a big  biryani bowl add marinated chicken spread at the bottom and then add half cooked rice, mint leaves, onion fried, saffron color and close it with the lid and cook for 30min.Fluff with a fork ,garnish it with coriander leaves fried onions ,saffron strands n serve with raita and salad...!!! 

 Best accompaniments are baigara baigan  & Mirchi ka salan  !!

Enjoy with a fizzy lime juice or drink of your choice ..:)




with love 
Prasi