Name: Easy Chicken Biryani recipe by Zareena Siraj at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Basmathi rice- 4 cups; Onions (sliced)- 5 nos; Green chillies- 3 nos; Ginger- 2 tbsp; Garlic- 2 tbsp; Tomatoes- 2 nos; Curd- 1/2 cup; Coriander leaves- handful; Garam masala- 1 tbsp; Turmeric powder- 1 tsp; Salt to taste

ABOUT Easy Chicken Biryani RECIPE

Biryani is generally made on special occasions, so I thought of making a biryani for New Year. This was made by my husband’s aunt and I prepared it with a bit of improvisation. Biryani is garnished with fried onions, cashews and raisins and served with raita.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Basmathi rice- 4 cups
Onions (sliced)- 5 nos
Green chillies- 3 nos
Ginger- 2 tbsp
Garlic- 2 tbsp
Tomatoes- 2 nos
Curd- 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves- handful
Garam masala- 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Instructions

Grind the green chillies, ginger and garlic coarsely. Also wash and drain the rice. Cook the rice and keep it aside.
Fry the onions in a pressure cooker and when it turns golden brown in colour, add the above ground mixture. Mix well. Now take out some fried onion mix in a bowl and to add later.
Add the chopped tomatos, curd and chopped coriander leaves and stir well till everything blends.
Add the washed chicken pieces, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt. Pressure cook till the chicken is cooked. When the chicken is cooked, add the fried onion mix and let it cook till the water is drained well. Mix in between.
Now layer the rice and chicken masala. At the end of layering, sprinkle the fried onions and cover the entire vessel with a wet cloth.
Heat a tawa and place this large vessel on the tawa and cook on low heat for 5-10 minutes as the rice and masala mixes well.
Now the biryani is ready to be served.

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