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100 min — 40 min prep, 60 min cooking.

Wedding Chicken Biryani

Name: Wedding Chicken Biryani
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 1tsp coriander powder; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 100g Saffron; salt; 350g rice; 250g chicken; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 2tbsp Coconut Oil

Large-batch AP wedding biryani with saffron rice and spicy chicken masala. Cauldron-cooked community feast.

Time 100 min · Serves 4 · 579 kcal · Coastal AP, Andhra Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Saffron — 100 g (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)
rice — 350 g (ground)
chicken — 250 g (chopped)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)

Tempering

Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes, then par-boil it in salted water with a little turmeric till 70 percent cooked, and drain.
Clean the chicken pieces and marinate with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt for at least 20 minutes.
Soak the saffron strands in a little warm milk or water and keep aside.
Heat the coconut oil in a heavy-bottomed pot and cook the marinated chicken pieces on medium heat, stirring, till they are almost cooked through and the masala coats them well.
Spread the par-boiled rice evenly over the cooked chicken in the same pot to form a layer.
Drizzle the soaked saffron liquid over the rice layer for colour and aroma.
Cover the pot with a tight lid, seal the edges with dough if needed, and cook on dum on the lowest possible flame for about 15 to 20 minutes so the rice finishes steaming with the chicken flavours.
Gently fluff and mix the biryani with a flat spoon without breaking the rice, garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Wedding Chicken Biryani?: 579 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 100 min — 40 min prep, 60 min cooking.

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