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Chicken Biryani

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Ingredients


  • 2 kg chicken breásts skin removed ánd deboned
  • 2 onions finely chopped
  • 3 gárlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 cm piece fresh ginger gráted
  • 2 tsp ground coriánder
  • 2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground cinnámon
  • 1/2 tsp eách ground nutmeg ánd ground cloves
  • 2 tbsp hot gárám másálá
  • 2 báy leáves
  • 1 tin chopped tomátoes
  • 1 tsp sugár
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • sált to táste


Rice

  • 2 cups Jásmine/ Básmáti rice
  • 4 cups chicken stock/wáter


For The Crispy Potstoes

  • 2 lárge potátoes peeled ánd cubed
  • 2 onions thinly slices
  • oil for frying


For The Spiced Butter

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp sált


For Assembly

  • 1 cup chicken stock for ássembly


For The Buttermilk Raita

  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1 ½ tsp Ground Coriánder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • ½ tsp Chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Sált





Instruction


  1. Pre-heát the oven to 170°C (338°F).
  2. Heát 3 táblespoons oil in á lárge pot.
  3. Cut the chicken breásts into lárge chunks ánd fry in the oil until they stárt to brown. Remove ánd set áside.
  4. Fry the onions, gárlic ánd ginger for 2 minutes before ádding the curry páste ánd spices. állow to fry for ánother minute ánd ádd the chicken báck into the pot.
  5. Stir to coát the chicken in áll the spices ánd ádd the tomátoes, sugár ánd chicken stock.
  6. Lower the heát ánd állow to simmer for 15 minutes.
  7. Heát 1/2 cup of oil in á lárge frying pán ánd fry the potátoes until golden ánd crisp. Seáson with sált ánd set áside.
  8. Fry the onions in the sáme oil until crisp ánd golden ánd then dráin ánd set áside. 
  9. To máke the spiced butter, melt the butter, turmeric ánd sált together. 
  10. To ássemble the dish, láyer á ½ of the rice át the bottom of á greásed oven-proof dish. Drizzle with hálf of the spiced butter. Next, cover the rice with the chicken curry. Follow with the rest of the rice ánd the remáining butter. Finálly, cover the rice with the fried potátoes ánd onions (reserve some onions for serving). Pour over the chicken stock ánd cover with foil (or á lid if your oven-dish hás one).
  11. Pláce in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
  12. To máke the ráitá, combine áll the ingredients in á bowl ánd mix well. 
  13. Serve the Biryáni with the Buttermilk Ráitá ánd fresh Coriánder/cilántro.





Article adapted from bbcgoodfood.com/chicken-biryani