Delicious Chicken Biryani Recipe

This easy chicken biryani recipe is low in calories and fat, made with chicken, rice, and aromatic flavorful spices and herbs. Chicken biryani is an Indian chicken rice chicken dish with rice, fried onions, spices topping that will make you desire more with its every morsel.

Chicken Biryani Recipe

Traditional chicken biryani has flavors of herbs, spices, and juicy chicken cooked in basmati rice. But, you can do variations, and add veggies like carrots, potatoes, beans to make their healthier version.

Biryani also has food color added to it, but that’s optional you can skip it. Instead, add Kashmiri red chili powder to give chicken biryani a nice red color. Chicken biryani is a slow-cooking recipe cooked by steam and pressure. But the same recipe can be cooked in an instant pot, pressure cooker, or microwave.

Ingredients

1. 1 kg skinless chicken, cut into medium-sized pieces
2. 4 cups of basmati rice
3. 5 medium onions, thinly sliced ( 3 for cooking & 2 to make caramelized onion)
4. 2 teaspoon minced garlic cloves
5. 4 teaspoon finely grated ginger
6. 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
7. 1 teaspoon turmeric
8. 1 teaspoon garam masala
9. 2 tablespoon chicken biryani masala
10. 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
11. 5-6 cups of water or chicken stalk
12. 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt
13. 2 tablespoon low-fat milk (warm)
14. a pinch of saffron
15. 1 cinnamon stick
16. 5 green cardamom pods
17. 3 cloves
18. 1 teaspoon cumin seed
19. 1 cup chopped coriander leaves
20. 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
21. 4 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, mix the ginger, garlic, yogurt, cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, turmeric, and coat all chicken pieces in it.
2. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 60 minutes.
3. Stir saffron in warm milk and keep it aside.
4. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry 2 thinly sliced onions for 4-5 mins until caramelized properly.
5. Turn off the flame and keep it aside. Heat a non-stick large biriyani pot on gas 6 and pour oil into it.
6. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Add 3 thinly sliced onions, and saute until golden.
8. Then, add Kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, chicken biryani masala, ground cinnamon, and cook for 2 minutes.
9. Now, add marinated chicken, mint leaves, coriander leaves, and roast chicken until it starts to turn tender.
10. Add water or chicken stalk and stir in the stock and bring it to a boil. Lower the flame, add basmati rice, and allow it to simmer.
11. Cover the lid and cook for 15-20 minutes on a low flame until rice and chicken are cooked properly.
12. Check after 15 minutes if the chicken is cooked properly. The chicken should come out juicy and tender by now.
13. Once chicken biryani is ready, drizzle saffron milk over it and sprinkle caramelized onions, fresh mint leaves, and coriander leaves on top.
14. Cover the lid and cook for 3 more minutes on low flame.
15. Before serving give a nice stir to the biryani so all flavors are infused properly.
16. Take out in a serving platter and serve hot with yogurt raita (dip).

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