Hyderabadi
Chicken
Biryani Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup ghee (clarified butter)
- 20 whole cloves
- 9 whole cardamom pods
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 5 small green chili peppers
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 kg chicken, cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 fresh curry leaves (optional)
- 3 cups uncooked jasmine or white rice
- 4 1/8 cups water
- 1 sprig cilantro leaves with stems
Method:
- Soak rice for 30 minutes in enough water to cover; then drain.
- Meanwhile, heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Stir in cloves, cardamom, and bay leaves.
- Then stir in onion, and cook until soft, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in chili peppers and ginger paste.
- Stir in yogurt, salt, and curry, and then place chicken in pan.
- Cook for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally and turning the chicken pieces, until only about 1 cup of liquid remains.
- Mix in rice, water, and cilantro.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Check rice after about 12 minutes; if it is dry, add 1/2 cup water, and continue cooking.
- Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani is ready to serve.
- Serve hot.

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