Chicken Biryani
Layered chicken and rice with saffron and warm spices. MP home-style biryani for Sunday lunch.
Ise chicken biriyani, chicken briyani, chicken dum biryani, murgh biryani, kozhi biryani naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- chicken — 250 g (chopped)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Saffron — 0.2 g (ground)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
- rice — 320 g (ground)
Tempering
- oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Method
- Soak the saffron in a little warm water or milk. Rinse the rice and soak for 20 minutes.
- Marinate the chicken with turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt for 20-30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a heavy pan, add cumin seeds, then add the marinated chicken and cook until it is tender and the masala coats it.
- Meanwhile boil the soaked rice until 70 percent cooked, then drain.
- Layer the par-cooked rice over the chicken, drizzle the saffron water on top.
- Cover tightly and cook on very low flame (dum) for 15-20 minutes.
- Gently fluff, garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with raita.
Common questions
- Chicken Biryani ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- एमपी चिकन बिरयानी ko English mein Chicken Biryani likhte hain.
- Ek plate Chicken Biryani mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 478 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 70 min lagta hai — 30 min taiyari, 40 min pakana.