Hyderabadi biryani is one of the heavenly dish liked by all non-veg lovers. This popular biryani recipe is most flavorful & delicious in taste. Anyone can prepare at home using this easy recipe. The basmati rice is cooked on dum along with spicy chicken masala over slow heat. Prepare it at home to make a mark of your weekend special lunch..!
Ingredients
To marinate:
Chicken - ½ kg
Lemon juice - ½ tsp
Turmeric pwd - a pinch
Red chilly pwd - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
To cook Rice:
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Oil - 1 tsp
Cardamom - 2
Star anise - 1
Salt - ½ tsp
To prepare Biryani:
Oil - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Bay leaf - 2
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 2
Onions - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chilly - 1 or 2
Mint and coriander leaves – handful
Yoghurt - 2 to 3 tbsp
Tomato sliced - ¼ cup
Garam masala pwd - ½ tsp
Ghee - to grease the pan
Saffron - soaked in 1 tbsp of water.
Fried onions - to garnish
Freshly sliced coriander leaves
Salt to taste
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Instructions
1.
To Marinate:
2.
Clean and wash the chicken pieces
3.
Drain the water thoroughly
4.
Chop the chicken to desired size
5.
Add lemon juice, turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, salt and ginger garlic paste
6.
Mix well and allow to marinate for 2 hours
7.
To cook Rice:
8.
Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 10 mins
9.
In a pressure pan, boil about 4 cups of water
10.
Once the water boils, add oil, salt, cardamoms and star anise
11.
Add the rice and allow to cook in high flame
12.
Once the rice is three-fourth cooked, drain the rice immediately
13.
Set it aside
14.
To prepare Chicken Masala:
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In the same pan, heat oil and ghee
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Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon
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Wait to splutter
18.
Add finely chopped onions and saute till transculent
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Add ginger garlic paste and sliced green chilly
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Saute for a minute
21.
Add finely chopped mint and coriander leaves
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Saute for few minutes
23.
Add marinated chicken, sliced tomatoes and yoghurt
24.
Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked tender
25.
Add garam masala pwd and mix well
26.
Cook in high flame till the chicken masala reaches desired consistency
27.
To prepare Biryani:
28.
In a different pan, grease the bottom of the pan with ghee
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Spread a layer of chicken masala and add the cooked basmati rice on top of the chicken pieces
30.
Again add a layer of chicken masala
31.
Repeat the process of layering of rice and chicken masala
32.
Finally spread the rice and fried onions on the top layer
33.
Pour saffron water so that it spreads on some of the rice
34.
Cover the pan with a heavy lid
35.
Keep a bowl full of water over the lid
36.
Keep the flame in low and cook for 10 mins
37.
Turn off the flame
38.
Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves and squeeze few drops of lemon juice
39.
Keep it covered for 10 mins
40.
Fluff gently
41.
Serve hot with raitha and spicy gravy